Excel Products Inc. pays its employees semimonthly. The summary of the payroll for December 31, indicated the following: $\begin{array}{lr}
\text { Salary expense } & \$ 120,000 \
\text { Federal income tax withheld } & 20,000
\end{array}$ For the year ended December 31, $40,000 of the December 31 payroll is subject to social security tax of 6%;
$120,000 is subject to Medicare tax of 1.5%; $10,000 is subject to state unemployment tax of 4.3% and federal unemployment tax of 0.8%. As of January 1, of the following year, all of the $120,000 is subject to all payroll taxes.
Prepare the journal entries for payroll tax expense if the employees are paid a) December 31 of the current year,
b) January 2 of the following year.

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The Answer of Excel Products Inc. pays its employees semimonthly. The summary of the payroll for December 31, indicated the following: $\begin{array}{lr}
\text { Salary expense } & \$ 120,000 \
\text { Federal income tax withheld } & 20,000
\end{array}$ For the year ended December 31, $40,000 of the December 31 payroll is subject to social security tax of 6%;
$120,000 is subject to Medicare tax of 1.5%; $10,000 is subject to state unemployment tax of 4.3% and federal unemployment tax of 0.8%. As of January 1, of the following year, all of the $120,000 is subject to all payroll taxes.
Prepare the journal entries for payroll tax expense if the employees are paid a) December 31 of the current year,
b) January 2 of the following year.

Excel Products Inc Salary expense $120,000 Federal income tax withheld 20,000\begin{array}{lr}\text { Salary expense } & \$ 120,000 \\\text { Federal income tax withheld } & 20,000\end{array} Salary expense Federal income tax withheld ​$120,00020,000​

Excel Products Inc $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Salary expense } & \$ 120,000 \\\text { Federal income tax withheld } & 20,000\end{array}$