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: 101 Salaries Payable 108 Bond Deductions Payable 2,300 102 Social Security Tax Payable 2,913 109 Medical Insurance Payable 2,520 103 Medicare Tax Payable 728 201 Operations Salaries Expense 700,000 104 Employees Federal Income Tax Payable 4,490 301 Officers Salaries Expense 340,000 105 Employees State Income Tax Payable 4,078 401 Office Salaries Expense 155,000 106 State Unemployment Tax Payable 1,260 408 Payroll Tax Expense 59,491 107 Federal Unemployment Tax Payable 360 The following transactions relating to payroll, payroll deductions, and payroll taxes occurred during December: Dec. 1. Issued Check No. 815 to Aberderas Insurance Company for 2,520, in payment of the semiannual premium on the group medical insurance policy. 1. Issued Check No. 816 to Alvarez Bank for 8,131, in payment for 2,913 of social security tax, 728ofMedicare tax, and 4,490 of employees federal income tax due. 2. Issued Check No. 817 for 2,300 to Alvarez Bank to purchase U.S. savings bonds for employees. Dec. 12. Journalized the entry to record the biweekly payroll. A summary of the payroll record follows: Salary distribution: Operations 14,500 Officers 7,100 Office 2,600 24,200 Deductions: Social security tax 1,452 Medicare tax 363 Federal income tax withheld 4,308 State income tax withheld 1,089 Savings bond deductions 1,150 Medical insurance deductions 420 8,782 Net amount 15,418 12. Issued Check No. 822 in payment of the net amount of the biweekly payroll. 12. Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees earnings of December 12: social security tax, 1,452; Medicare tax, 363; state unemployment tax, 315; federal unemployment tax, 90. 15. Issued Check No. 830 to Alvarez Bank for 7,938, in payment of 2,904 of social security tax, 726 of Medicare tax, and 4,308 of employees federal income tax due. 26. Journalized the entry to record the biweekly payroll. A summary of the payroll record follows: Salary distribution: Operations 14,250 Officers 7,250 Office 2,750 24,250 Deductions: Social security tax 1,455 Medicare tax 364 Federal income tax withheld 4,317 State income tax withheld 1,091 Savings bond deductions 1,150 8,377 Net amount 15,873 Dec. 26. Issued Check No. 840 for the net amount of the biweekly payroll. 26. Journalized the entry to record payroll taxes on employees earnings of December 26: social security tax, 1,455; Medicare tax, 364; state unemployment tax, 150; federal unemployment tax, 40. 30. Issued Check No. 851 for 6,258 to State Department of Revenue, in payment of employees state income tax due on December 31. 31. Issued Check No. 852 to Alvarez Bank for 2,300 to purchase U.S. savings bonds for employees. 31. Paid 55,400 to the employee pension plan. The annual pens1on cost is 65,500. (Record both the payment and the unfunded pension liability.) Instructions 1.Journalize the transactions. 2.Journalize the following adjusting entries on December 31: A. Salaries accrued: sales salaries, 4,275; officers salaries, 2,175; office salaries, 825. The payroll taxes are immaterial and are not accrued. B. Vacation pay, 13,350.

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: The following transactions relating to payroll, payroll deductions, and payroll taxes occurred during December: 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.

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: The following transactions relating to payroll, payroll deductions, and payroll taxes occurred during December: 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.