Francisco Company has 10 employees, each of whom earns $2,500 per month and is paid on the last day of each month. All 10 have been employed continuously at this amount since January 1. On March 1, the following accounts and balances exist in its general ledger. FICA—Social Security Taxes Payable, $3,100; FICA—Medicare Taxes Payable, $726. (The balances of these accounts represent total liabilities for both the employer's and employees' FICA taxes for the February payroll only.) Employees' Federal Income Taxes Payable, $6,250 (liability for February only). Federal Unemployment Taxes Payable, $300 (liability for January and February together). State Unemployment Taxes Payable, $2,700 (liability for January and February together). The company had the following payroll transactions. Mar. 15 Issued check payable to Swift Bank, a federal depository bank authorized to accept employers' payments of FICA taxes and employee income tax withholdings. The $10,076 check is in payment of the February FICA and employee income taxes. 31 Recorded the journal entry for the March salaries payable. Then recorded the cash payment of the March payroll (the company issued checks payable to each employee in payment of the March payroll). The payroll register shows the following summary totals for the March pay period.

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Francisco Company has 10 employees, each of whom earns $2,500 per month and is paid on the last day of each month. All 10 have been employed continuously at this amount since January 1. On March 1, the following accounts and balances exist in its general ledger.

FICA—Social Security Taxes Payable, $3,100; FICA—Medicare Taxes Payable, $726. (The balances of these accounts represent total liabilities for both the employer's and employees' FICA taxes for the February payroll only.)
Employees' Federal Income Taxes Payable, $6,250 (liability for February only).
Federal Unemployment Taxes Payable, $300 (liability for January and February together).
State Unemployment Taxes Payable, $2,700 (liability for January and February together).

The company had the following payroll transactions.

Mar.		15		Issued check payable to Swift Bank, a federal depository bank authorized to accept employers' payments of FICA taxes and employee income tax withholdings. The $10,076 check is in payment of the February FICA and employee income taxes.
		31		Recorded the journal entry for the March salaries payable. Then recorded the cash payment of the March payroll (the company issued checks payable to each employee in payment of the March payroll). The payroll register shows the following summary totals for the March pay period.

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