(Solution) - According to a payroll register summary of Pierfrancesco Company -(2025 Original AI-Free Solution)

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According to a payroll register summary of Pierfrancesco Company, the amount of employees? gross pay in December was $850,000, of which $90,000 was not subject to FICA tax and $750,000 was not subject to state and federal unemployment taxes.
Instructions
(a) Determine the employer?s payroll tax expense for the month, using the following rates: FICA 8%, state unemployment 5.4%, federal unemployment 0.8%.
(b) Prepare the journal entry to record December payroll tax expense.