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Determining Payroll Amounts SweepIt Cleaning Service reported the following amounts for
Chapter 13, Problem 13-1(choose chapter or problem)
Determining Payroll Amounts
SweepIt Cleaning Service reported the following amounts for the week ending November 4. The total amount earned by all employees is $2,193.40. The amount withheld for federal income tax is $263.00. Social security tax is $136.00, and Medicare tax is $31.80. Three of the employees each have $11.25 deducted for hospital insurance. The amount withheld for state income tax is $38.70.
Instructions Answer the following questions concerning the November 4 payroll for SweepIt Cleaning Service.
1. What amount is recorded in the Salaries Expense account?
2. What amount is recorded in the Medicare Tax Payable account?
3. What is the total amount of liabilities for the weekly payroll?
4. What amount is entered in the Hospital Insurance Premiums Payable account?
5. What amount is recorded as a credit for the Cash in Bank account?
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QUESTION:
Determining Payroll Amounts
SweepIt Cleaning Service reported the following amounts for the week ending November 4. The total amount earned by all employees is $2,193.40. The amount withheld for federal income tax is $263.00. Social security tax is $136.00, and Medicare tax is $31.80. Three of the employees each have $11.25 deducted for hospital insurance. The amount withheld for state income tax is $38.70.
Instructions Answer the following questions concerning the November 4 payroll for SweepIt Cleaning Service.
1. What amount is recorded in the Salaries Expense account?
2. What amount is recorded in the Medicare Tax Payable account?
3. What is the total amount of liabilities for the weekly payroll?
4. What amount is entered in the Hospital Insurance Premiums Payable account?
5. What amount is recorded as a credit for the Cash in Bank account?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 6
Payroll is described as the total compensation provided by the employer to the employees for the work performed by them. It includes the amount of salaries, commissions, bonuses, fringe benefits, wages, and the deductions for the computation of the net payroll.