For the year ended December 31, 2022, Denkinger Electrical Repair Company reports the following summary payroll data.
Gross earnings:
Administrative salaries ………………$200,000
Electricians’ wages ………………………370,000
Total ………………………………………….$570,000
Deductions:
FICA taxes ………………………………….$ 38,645
Federal income taxes withheld …..174,400
State income taxes withheld (3%)….17,100
United Fund contributions payable .27,500
Health insurance premiums …………17,200
Total …………………………………………$274,845
Denkinger Company’s payroll taxes are Social Security tax 6.2%, Medicare tax 1.45%, state unemployment 2.5% (due to a stable employment record), and 0.6% federal unemployment. Gross earnings subject to Social Security taxes of 6.2% total $490,000, and gross earnings subject to unemployment taxes total $135,000. No employee exceeds the $127,200 limit related to FICA taxes.
Instructions
a. Prepare a summary journal entry at December 31 for the full year’s payroll.
b. Journalize the adjusting entry at December 31 to record the employer’s payroll taxes.
c. The W-2 Wage and Tax Statement requires the following dollar data.