A company has three employees. Total salaries for the month of January were $8,000. The federal income tax rate for all employees is 15%. The FICA-social security tax rate is 6.2% and the FICA-Medicare tax rate is 1.45%. Calculate the amount of employee taxes withheld and prepare the company's journal entry to record the January payroll assuming these were the only deductions.

What will be an ideal response?



Salaries Expense8,000?
  FICA-Social Security Taxes Payable ($8,000 × .062)?496
  FICA-Medicare Taxes Payable ($8,000 × .0145)?116
  Employees' Federal Income Taxes Payable ($8,000 × .15)?1,200
  Salaries Payable?6,188

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