The debit amount to Payroll Tax Expense represents:

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The debit amount to Payroll Tax Expense represents the employer's portion of the payroll taxes. This includes taxes that the employer is responsible for paying, such as the employer's share of Social Security and Medicare taxes, federal and state unemployment taxes, and any other taxes that are a direct cost to the employer based on the payroll. The employees' portion of payroll taxes is typically withheld from their wages and is not recorded as an expense by the employer.

The Debit Amount to Payroll Tax Expense Represents