Question

The following payroll data is for Zimmerman Company for the first quarter of the current year.


Period Total
Earnings Federal Income
Tax Withheld

March
$
17,560.00
$
1,548.00

First Quarter 52,210.00
In addition, total earnings are subject to 6.2% employee and 6.2% employer social security tax, plus 1.45% employee and 1.45% employer Medicare tax. The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8% and the state unemployment tax rate is 5.4% of total earnings. No total earnings have exceeded the tax base for calculating unemployment taxes.

Instructions:

Calculate the appropriate liability amount of social security and Medicare taxes for March. Journalize the payment of the withheld taxes on page 8 of the cash payments journal given below. The taxes were paid by Check No. 813 on April 15 of the current year.
Calculate the appropriate federal unemployment tax liability for the first quarter. Journalize payment of this liability in the cash payments journal below. The tax was paid by Check No. 830 on April 30 of the current year.
Calculate the appropriate state unemployment tax liability for the first quarter. Journalize payment of this liability in the cash payments journal below. The tax was paid by Check No. 831 on April 30 of the current year.




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