Lightning Electronics is a midsize manufacturer of lithium batteries. The company's payroll records for the November 1-14 pay period show that employees earned wages totaling $50,000 but that employee income taxes totaling $7,000 and FICA taxes totaling $2,625 were withheld from this amount. The net pay was directly deposited into the employees' bank accounts. Assume Lightning Electronics must also pay $250 of unemployment taxes for this pay period.

Prepare the journal entry or entries that Lightning would use to record the payroll. Include both employee and employer taxes

Journal Entires for:

1. Record the wages expense for November 1-14 time period, including payroll deductions

2. Record the payroll tax expense.

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6 May, 18:29

Lightning Electronics is a midsize manufacturer of lithium batteries. The company's payroll records for the November 1-14 pay period show that employees earned wages totaling $50,000 but that employee income taxes totaling $7,000 and FICA taxes totaling $2,625 were withheld from this amount. The net pay was directly deposited into the employees' bank accounts. Assume Lightning Electronics must also pay $250 of unemployment taxes for this pay period.

Prepare the journal entry or entries that Lightning would use to record the payroll. Include both employee and employer taxes

Journal Entires for:

1. Record the wages expense for November 1-14 time period, including payroll deductions

2. Record the payroll tax expense.

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Evony · Answer 1

Journal entries for the following will be shown below:

Explanation:

1.

Journal entries for the wages expense is as follows:

Wages expense A/c ... Dr $50,000

Income Tax Payable A/c ... Cr $7,000

FICA taxes payable A/c ... Cr $2,625

Cash A/c ... Cr $40,375

Working Note:

Cash = Wage expense - Income tax payable - FICA taxes payable

= $50,000 - $7,000 - $2,625

= $40,375

2.

Journal entry for the payroll expenses is as follows:

Payroll tax expense A/c ... Dr $2,875

FICA taxes payable A/c ... Cr $2,625

Unemployment taxes payable A/c ... Cr $250