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Chapter 7, Problem 7.7E

Exercise 7.7

LO 4

Other accrued liabilities-payroll taxes At March 31, 2016, the end of the first year of operations at Lukancic, Inc., the firm’s accountant neglected to accrue payroll taxes of $9,600 that were applicable to payrolls for the year then ended.

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Use the horizontal model (or write the journal entry) to show the effect of the accrual that should have been made as of March 31, 2016.
Determine the income statement and balance sheet effects of not accruing payroll taxes at March 31, 2016.
Assume that when the payroll taxes were paid in April 2016, the payroll tax expense account was charged. Assume that at March 31, 2017, the accountant again neglected to accrue the payroll tax liability’, which was $10,000 at that date. Determine the income statement and balance sheet effects of not accruing payroll taxes at March 31, 2017.

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Payroll accounts and year-end entries The following accounts, with the balances indicated, appear in the ledger of Garcon Co. on December 1 of the current year: 211 Salaries Payable 212 Social Security Tax Payable 9,273 213 Medicare Tax Payable 2,318 214 Employees Federal Income Tax Payable 15,455 215 Employees State Income Tax Payable 13,909 216 State Unemployment Tax Payable 1,400 217 Federal Unemployment Tax Payable SOO 218 Retirement Savings Deductions Payable 3,400 219 Medical Insurance Payable 27r000 411 Operations Salaries Expense 950.000 S11 Officers Salaries Expense 600,000 SI 2 Office Salaries Expense 150.000 S19 Payroll Tax Expense 137,951 The following transactions relating to payroll, payroll deductions, and payroll taxes occurred during December: Dec. 2. Issued Check No. 410 for 53,400 to Jay Bank to invest in a retirement savings account for employees. 2. Issued Check No. 411 to Jay Bank for 527,046, in payment of 59,273 of social security tax, 2,318 of Medicare tax, and 15,455 of employees federal income tax due. 13 Journalized the entry to record the biweekly payroll. A summary of the payroll record follows: Dec. 13. Issued Check No. 420 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll to fund the payroll bank account. 13. Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees' earnings of December 13: social security tax. 4,632; Medicare tax, 1,158; state unemployment tax. 350; federal unemployment tax, 125. 16. Issued Check No. 424 to Jay Bank for 27,020. in payment of 9,264 of social security tax, 2,316 of Medicare tax, and 15,440 of employees' federal income tax due. 19. Issued Check No. 429 to Sims-Walker Insurance Company for 31,500, in payment of the semiannual premium on the group medical insurance policy. 27. Journalized the entry to record the biweekly payroll. A summary of the payroll 27. Issued Check No. 541 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll to fund the payroll bank account. 27. Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees' earnings of December 27: social security tax, 4,668; Medicare tax. 1,167: state unemployment tax, 225; federal unemployment tax, 75. 27. Issued Check No. 543 for 20,884 to State Department of Revenue in payment of employees' state income tax due on December 31. 31. Issued Check No. 545 to Jay Bank for 3400 to invest in a retirement savings account for employees. 31. Paid 45,000 to the employee pension plan. The annual pension cost is 60,000. (Record both the payment and unfunded pension liability.) Instructions 1. Journalize the transactions. 2. Journalize the following adjusting entries on December 31: a. Salaries accrued: operations salaries, 8,560; officers salaries, 5,600: office salaries, 1,400. The payroll taxes are immaterial and are not accrued. b. Vacation pay, 15,000.

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