College Accounting, Chapters 1-27 (New in Accounting from Heintz and Parry)
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Chapter 8, Problem 1CP
Irina Company pays its employees weekly. The last pay period for 20-1 was on December 28. From December 28 through December 31, the employees earned $1,754, so the following
The first pay period in 20-2 was on Januar)-4. The totals line from Irina Company’s payroll register for the week ended Januar)-4, 20-2, was as follows:
REQUIRED
- 1. Prepare the
journal entry for the payment of the payroll on January 4, 20-2. - 2. Prepare T accounts for Wages and Salaries Expense and Wages and Salaries Payable showing the beginning balance, January 4, 20-2, entry, and aiding balance as of January 4, 20-2.
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Irina Company pays its employees weekly. The last pay period for 20-1 was on December 28. From December 28 through December 31, the employees earned $1,754, so the following adjusting entry was made:
The first pay period in 20-2 was on January 4. The totals line from IrinaCompany’s payroll register for the week ended January 4, 20-2, was as follows:
Required1. Prepare the journal entry for the payment of the payroll on January 4, 20-2.2. Prepare T accounts for Wages and Salaries Expense and Wages and Salaries Payable showing the beginning balance, January 4, 20-2, entry, and ending balance as of January 4, 20-2.
Specialty Manufacturing estimated that its total payroll for the coming year would be $482,500. The workers' compensation insurance premium rate is 0.2%.
Required:
1. Calculate the estimated workers' compensation insurance premium.$
Prepare the journal entry for the payment as of January 2, 20--.
If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
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2. Assume that Specialty Manufacturing's actual payroll for the year is $487,000. Calculate the total insurance premium owed.$
Prepare a journal entry as of December 31, 20--, to record the adjustment for the underpayment. The actual payment of the additional premium will take place in January of the next year.
If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
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The following information about the payroll for the week ended December 30 was obtained from the records of Boltz Co.:Required:1. Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on December 31, journalize the following entries (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles):a. December 30, to record the payroll.b. December 30, to record the employer’s payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on December 31. Of the total payroll for the last week of the year, $44,000 is subject to unemployment compensation taxes.2. Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on January 5 of the following fiscal year, journalize the following entries (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles):a. On page 11 of the journal: December 30, to record the payroll.b. On page 12 of the journal: January 5, to record the employer's payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on January 5. Since it is a new fiscal year, all…
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College Accounting, Chapters 1-27 (New in Accounting from Heintz and Parry)
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