Journal entries to record payroll and the employer expense
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Robin Bradley received a paycheck from her employer in the amount of $776.35. The paycheck stub indicated that in calculating her $776.35 net pay, $139.75 had been withheld for federal income tax, $34.25 for state income tax and $74.65 had been withheld for FICA. Assuming that Robin's employer had to matcher her share of FICA tax, and in addition had to pay unemployment insurance tax of $40.05, prepare journal entries that record these transactions in Robin's employers accounts.
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The solution discloses the journal entries for the original entry for a payroll check. The second entry records the employer portion of the payroll tax expense.
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Robin's Employer Books
Gross salaries 1,025.00
FICA tax payable 74.65
Federal ...
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