For the year ended December 31, 2020, Lily Electrical Repair Company reports the following summary payroll data. Gross earnings:         Administrative salaries   $199,000     Electricians’ wages   375,000 Total   $574,000 Deductions:         FICA taxes   $38,951     Federal income taxes withheld   175,000     State income taxes withheld (3%)   17,220     United Fund contributions payable   28,700     Health insurance premiums   18,500 Total   $278,371 Lily’s payroll taxes are Social Security tax 6.2%, Medicare tax 1.45%, state unemployment 2.5% (due to a stable employment record), and 0.8% federal unemployment. Gross earnings subject to Social Security taxes of 6.2% total $494,000, and gross earnings subject to unemployment taxes total $142,000. No employee exceeds the $127,200 limit related to FICA taxes. (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.

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For the year ended December 31, 2020, Lily Electrical Repair Company reports the following summary payroll data.

Gross earnings:    
    Administrative salaries   $199,000
    Electricians’ wages   375,000
Total   $574,000
Deductions:    
    FICA taxes   $38,951
    Federal income taxes withheld   175,000
    State income taxes withheld (3%)   17,220
    United Fund contributions payable   28,700
    Health insurance premiums   18,500
Total   $278,371


Lily’s payroll taxes are Social Security tax 6.2%, Medicare tax 1.45%, state unemployment 2.5% (due to a stable employment record), and 0.8% federal unemployment. Gross earnings subject to Social Security taxes of 6.2% total $494,000, and gross earnings subject to unemployment taxes total $142,000. No employee exceeds the $127,200 limit related to FICA taxes.

(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.
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