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Payroll records that contain evidence of fraud or other illegal action must be ________.
A) retained for two years
B) destroyed immediately
C) retained indefinitely
D) released to law enforcement officials
C) retained indefinitely
Payroll review process.
Verification of hours worked and pay accuracy is part of the _____________.
Personnel in certain full-time occupations such as life insurance sales are classified as _________blank instead of independent contractors.
Multiple Choice
contract employees
executive workers
non-statutory workers
statutory employees
statutory employees
A ___________ employee is eligible for company benefits whereas a ________ employee is not.
A) independent contractor & temporary
B) temporary & part-time
C) leased & temporary
D) temporary & leased
C) leased & temporary
What types of records does IRS Regulation 26 CFR 1.6001
not
cover?
Multiple Choice
Outsourced payroll records
Manual pay records
Independent contractor remittance
Computerized pay records
The IRS stipulates that no more than ________blank percent of a company’s employees may be leased employees.
Multiple Choice
40
10
20
30
Regulation ________blank mandated disclosure of paycard-related information and fees to employees.
Multiple Choice
H
E
P
Z
Payroll records that pertain to employees who have committed fraud
or other illegal actions must be ________blank.
Multiple Choice
retained indefinitely
retained for two years
destroyed immediately
released to law enforcement officials
Which of the following is a potential consequence of incorrect calculation of employee time for payroll purposes?
Multiple Choice
Federal penalties for not remitting all taxes due
An increase in employee morale
Increased stakeholder approval due to employee
overpayments
Erosion of available cash because of underpayments to
employees
Verification of hours worked and pay accuracy is part of the ________.
Multiple Choice
payroll review process
CEO's responsibility
disbursement cycle
accounts payable reconciliation
As a best practice, the employer should have the employee complete a new Form W-4:
Multiple Choice
each year, upon the employee's anniversary with the firm.
every January 1.
before each pay disbursement.
at the time of hire.
What is the difference in pay practices between salaried exempt and
salaried nonexempt workers?
Multiple Choice
Salaried exempt workers may only work eight hours per day.
Salaried nonexempt workers may be eligible for overtime pay.
Salaried exempt workers must work between 45 and 50 hours
per week.
Salaried nonexempt workers must not work overtime hours.
For payroll documentation purposes, when an employee needs time away from work:
Multiple Choice
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Swenson Company has the following payroll procedures.Identify the payroll function to which each procedure pertains.
Payroll Procedures
Payroll Function
(a)
Supervisor approves overtime work.
Hiring EmployeesPaying the PayrollPreparing the PayrollTimekeeping
(b)
The human resources department prepares hiring authorization forms for new hires.
Hiring EmployeesPaying the PayrollPreparing the PayrollTimekeeping
(c)
A second payroll department employee verifies payroll calculations.
Hiring EmployeesPaying the PayrollPreparing the PayrollTimekeeping
(d)
The treasurer’s department pays employees.
Hiring EmployeesPaying the PayrollPreparing the PayrollTimekeeping
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Which of the following is true about
employee pay methods? (You may select
more than one answer. Single click the
box with the question mark to produce a
check mark for a correct answer and
double click the box with the question
mark to empty the box for a wrong
answer. Any boxes left with a question
mark will be automatically graded as
incorrect.)
O Employees must request the
transfer of payroll earnings to their
paycard each period.
Employees must be able to
access the full amount of their net
pay on the pay date.
O Employees do not need to own a
bank account to receive their pay via
direct deposit.
O Employers must keep a record of
all pay disbursements.
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Explain it
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Payroll: Risks and Controls
Below are some of the processes that are typically executed before, during, and after a payroll cycle:
Employees record their hours worked.
The supervisor reviews and approves each employee's time records with their signature.
An officer from the Human Resources department updates employee files after receiving authorized records of overtime and leaves (vacations, illness, etc.) from the supervisor. Afterward, approved records are sent to the payroll officer in the accounting department.
The payroll officer calculates the gross payment, applies deductions, and calculates the net payment. Subsequently, the final payroll is sent for the controller's approval.
Payments are issued to employees using their preferred delivery method (check or direct deposit).
Entries are generated for the corresponding payroll transactions.
Withholdings for payroll taxes, Social Security, and Medicare are respectively remitted to the Department of Treasury and the Internal…
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Which one is the correct answer?
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(a) Supervisor approves overtime work.
(b) The human resources department prepares hiring authorization forms for new hires.
(c) A second payroll department employee verifies payroll calculations.
(d) The treasurer's department pays employees.
Identify the payroll function to which each procedure pertains.
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This problem continues the computing and recording employee payroll for the Olney Company for the pay period ending January 8th, 20--. Tasks previously performed include determining gross earnings, FICA withholding, federal, state and city taxes. These computations are shown in the Employee Payroll Register.
Requirements:
Compute and record the employee's SUTA contributions.
Compute and record the Olney Company's SUTA and FUTA contributions.
Payroll Register
The State Unemployment Tax Act, better known as SUTA, is a form of payroll tax that all states require employers to pay for their employees. SUTA is a counterpart to FUTA, the federal unemployment insurance program.
Your tasks now are to compute FUTA and SUTA.
Complete the following step:
Compute and record the employee's SUTA contributions (employees pay 0.06% on total gross pay).
Note: Round your final answers to nearest cent.
ONLEY COMPANY, INC.Employee Payroll Register For Period Ending January 8, 20--
EARNINGS…
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1.Why do the employee deductions display as
negative amounts on the Payroll Entry
window
2.What are the gross pay amounts for
Brandee M. Nunnley and for Drake V. Carter?
Include Mr. Carter's overtime pay.
3.What is the net pay for Brandee M. Nunnley
and for Drake V. Čarter? Include Mr. Carter's
overtime pay.
4.What happens when payroll entries are
posted?
what informarion ia missing
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If a CPP amount is missing from a payroll journal entry, it is most likely that - Ono linked account is entered for CPP Payable the employee's date of birth was entered incorrectly CPP is not required in the province of employment all of the above are possible explanations for the missing amount
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Which of the following is NOT included in the payroll register?
Select one:
Assignment of the employee
Total hours
Overtime earnings
Taxable earnings
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Which control activity is the entity implementing when at the end of each month, an HR clerk is reviewing the employees hours for payroll calculation ? Select one:
a Independent checks on performance
b. Adequate separation of duties c. Physical control over assets and records
d. Adequate documents and records
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Prepare and use a payroll register including Social Security and Medicare withholdings.
Use =IF and =ROUND to design the Social Security tax and union dues formulas.
Record journal entries for payroll, employer's tax liability, and payment of payroll taxes.
Identify behavior patterns among payroll taxes over time.
Alter the worksheet to include an additional employee.
Create a chart showing the percentage of an employee's gross pay that is withheld for taxes
and other such deductions, and how much is left over as net pay.
PROBLEM DATA
Reno Graphics has five employees, and they are paid at the end of each month. Payroll data for
November are as follows:
Employee
Jones
Miller
Smith
Williams
Zlotorzynski
Gross Pay for
November
$9,000
1,530
1,210
12,000
4,200
Federal Income
Tax Withheld
$1,948
137
89
Cumulative Gross Pay at
October 31
$?
15,570
6,550
2,788
661
Other information (using 2011 rates) is as follows:
a. Social security taxes are 4.2% of monthly gross pay up to a cumulative…
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Prepare a payroll check using the information from the payroll register for Bill Brown for the pay period ending on August 31.
Fill out the check stub using information from the payroll register.
Prepare the check. Sign your name.
Use name Yaira Hundley. Completed payroll register is attached.
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Completing the Payroll Register
The Employee Payroll Register presents all the computations previously performed as it applies to this payroll period.
Complete the following steps (if a field should be blank, leave it blank):
Record the amount to be withheld for group insurance.
Record the amount to be withheld for health insurance.
Each worker is to be paid by check. Assign check numbers provided to the correct employee.
Compute the net pay for each employee.
Total the input columns.
KIPLEY COMPANY, INC.Payroll RegisterFor Period Ending January 8, 20--
EARNINGS
DEDUCTIONS
NET PAY
Name
Gross
OASDI
HI
FIT
SIT
SUTA
CIT
SIMPLE
Grp. Ins.
Health Ins.
Ck. No.
Amount
Carson, F.
$700.00
$43.40
$10.15
$48.00
$21.49
$0.42
$21.00
$20.00
Wilson, W.
897.04
55.62
13.01
68.00
27.54
0.54
26.91
50.00
Utley, H.
678.75
42.08
9.84
14.00
20.84
0.41
20.36
40.00
Fife, L.
877.10
54.38
12.72
33.00
26.93
0.53
26.31
50.00
Smith, L.
790.00
48.98
11.46
59.00…
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When setting up an employee in payroll, where can you enter the information that the employee will be receiving payments by cheque?
Select one:
In the pay schedule window
In the employee withholdings window
In the payment options window
In the pay types window
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The deparment that should pay the payroll is the:
a. payroll deparment
b. human resources deparment
c. trasures's department
d. timekeeping department
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All details related to an employee's earnings, deductions, and net pay throughout the year would be found in:
Multiple Choice
the Wages Expense account in the general ledger.
the payroll register.
the general journal.
О
the individual earnings record.
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