2 E103 Recording Payroll Costs LO 102 McLoyd Company complet

2. E10-3 Recording Payroll Costs [LO 10-2] McLoyd Company completed the salary and wage payroll for March. The payroll provided the following details Salaries and wages earned Employee income taxes withheld FICA taxes withheld Unemployment taxes $560,000 51,800 40,040 3,895 Required: 1. Considering both employee and employer payroll taxes, use the preceding information to calculate the total labor cost for the company. Total Labor Cost 2.&3.Prepare the journal entry to record the payroll for March, including employee deductions (but excluding employer payroll taxes), employer\'s FICA taxes and unemployment taxes. Employees were paid in March but amounts withheld were not yet remitted. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select \"No Journal Entry Required\" in the first account field.)

Solution

1 Total labor cost = 560000+40040+3895= $603935 2 31-Mar Salaries and wages expense 560000        Withheld income taxespayable 51800         FICA payable 40040         Cash 468160 3 31-Mar Payroll tax expense 43935         Unemployment taxespayable 3895         FICA payable 40040