Problem

The payroll of YellowCard Company for September 2016 is as follows. Total payroll was $480,400, of which $110,000 is exempt from Social Security tax because it represented amounts paid in excess of $118,500 to certain employees. The amount paid to employees in excess of $7,000 was $400,000. Income taxes in the amount of $80,000 were withheld, as was $9,000 in union dues. The state unemployment tax is 3.5%, but YellowCard 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 $118,500 and 1.45% in excess of $118,500. No employee for YellowCard makes more than $125,000. The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8% after state credit. Prepare the necessary journal entries if (a) the wages and salaries paid (5 lines) and (b) the employer payroll taxes are recorded separately (4 lines).