The payroll of Buffalo Company for September 2019 is as follows. Total payroll was $468,000, of which $104,000 is exempt from Social Security tax because it represented amounts paid in excess of $128,400 to certain employees. The amount paid to employees in excess of $7,000 (the maximum for both federal and state unemployment tax) was $406,000. Income taxes in the amount of $76,500 were withheld, as was $9,800 in union dues. The state unemployment taxis 3.5%, but Buffalo Company is allowed a credit of 2.3% by the state for its unemployment experience. Also, assume that the current FICA tax is 7.65% on an employee's wages to $128,400 and 1.45% in excess of $128,400. No employee for Buffalo makes more than $135,000. The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8% after state credit. Prepare the necessary journal entries if the wages and salaries paid and the employer payroll taxes are recorded separately. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, eg. 5,275. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

The payroll of Buffalo Company for September 2019 is as follows. Total payroll was $468,000, of which $104,000 is exempt from Social Security tax because it represented amounts paid in excess of $128,400 to certain employees. The amount paid to employees in excess of $7,000 (the maximum for both federal and state unemployment tax) was $406,000. Income taxes in the amount of $76,500 were withheld, as was $9,800 in union dues. The state unemployment taxis 3.5%, but Buffalo Company is allowed a credit of 2.3% by the state for its unemployment experience. Also, assume that the current FICA tax is 7.65% on an employee's wages to $128,400 and 1.45% in excess of $128,400. No employee for Buffalo makes more than $135,000. The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8% after state credit. Prepare the necessary journal entries if the wages and salaries paid and the employer payroll taxes are recorded separately. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, eg. 5,275. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

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Chapter7: Employee Earnings And Deductions

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Problem 6E: On January 21, the column totals of the payroll register for Great Products Company showed that its...

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