Accounting Part Three - Chapter 13

state unemployment tax

A state tax used to pay benefits to unemployed workers is

quarterly

Each employer must file a _________ federal tax return showing the federal income tax, social security tax, and Medicare tax due the government

January 31 of the following year

Employers are required to furnish each employee with an annual statement of earnings and withholdings before

during the month following each calendar quarter

In general, employers are required to pay state unemployment taxes

deposit

The payment of payroll taxes to the government is referred to as a

a check

The source document for paying employee income tax and social security and Medicare tax is

a check

The source document for paying state unemployment tax is

unemployment taxable earnings

The total earnings subject to federal unemployment tax is referred to as

liabilities

Until the amounts withheld from employee salaries are paid by the employer, they are recorded as