103) Barbara Muller Services (BMS) pays its employees monthly. The payroll information listed
below is for January 2018, the first month of BMS’s fiscal year. Assume none of the employees’
earnings reached $7,000 during the month.
Federal income taxes to be withheld
Federal unemployment tax rate
State unemployment tax rate (after FUTA deduction)
The journal entry to record payroll for the January 2018 pay period will include a debit to payroll
tax expense of:
A) $6,120.
B) $4,960.
C) $11,080.
D) $57,880.
Salaries and wages expense (total amount incurred)
80,000
Withholding taxes payable (federal income tax)
16,000
Social Security taxes payable ($80,000 × 6.2%)
Medicare taxes payable ($80,000 × 1.45%)
Salaries and wages payable (net pay)
57,880
Payroll tax expense (total)
11,080
amount)
amount)
0.8%)
State unemployment tax payable ($80,000 × 5.4%)