Textbook Problem

TruGreen is the world’s largest lawn and landscape company, employing over 10,000 employees and serving more than 1.7 million customers.

The Pawtucket Red Sox is a minor league baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The team’s current roster consists of 25 active players, along with the team’s manager, coaches, and mascots.

Hock It To Me is a privately owned pawn shop. The company has annual revenue of less than $500,000 and employs a staff of one to four people.

Even though each of these businesses has a unique payroll due to different amounts of salaries or wages, benefits, and withholdings, explain why each business needs to (a) accurately calculate the amount of payroll for each employee, (b) determine the amount of payroll taxes for which the employer is liable, (c) make the payroll tax deposits as required, and (d) file the appropriate payroll tax returns on a timely basis.