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Assignment

Question 1:

Flip earns a salary of $7,500 per month during the year. FICA taxes are 8% on the first $100,000 of gross earnings. Federal unemployment insurance taxes are 6.2% of the first $7,000; however, a credit is allowed equal to the state unemployment insurance taxes of 5.4% on the $7,000. During the year, $25,600 was withheld for federal income taxes and $5,700 was withheld for state income taxes.

Instructions

(a) Prepare a journal entry summarizing the payment of Flip's total salary during the year.
(b) Prepare a journal entry summarizing the employer payroll tax expense on Flip's salary for the year.
(c) Determine the cost of employing Flip for the year.

Question 2:

Flip Company at the end of the fiscal 2014 year has the following information: Credit Sales, $2,500,000 Sales Returns & Allowances $25,000 Accounts Receivable $200,000 and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts with a debit o $1,500.

Required:

a. Prepare the general journal entry to record the end of the year adjusting entry if Flip uses 0.5% of Net Credit Sales as the basis for determining Bad Debt Expense.

b. Prepare the general journal entry to record the end of the year adjusting entry if Flip uses 5% of Accounts Receivable as the basis for determining Bad Debt Expense.