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07/16/2023

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What is the minimum was tipped employee?
Definition
2.13
Term
What is a standard error employers make when reporting to Social Security?
Definition
They report the wrong Employer Identification numbers
Term
Escheat laws cover which type of checks issued by a company?
Definition
payroll services
Term
What is minimum wage?
Definition
7.25
Term
What is the period used to determine whether an employer pays employment pays taxes on a semi-weekly or monthly basis?
Definition
the lookback period
Term
What maximum penalty can be assessed against an employer that has not retained complete copies of form I-9 for each of its non-exempt employees?
Definition
1,100
Term
How long must an employer covered by the FLSA keep payroll covered by FLSA keep payroll records for non-exempt employees?
Definition
3 years
Term
What is the penalty for failure to file Form W-2 if the correct w-2 is filed within 30 days after the due date?
Definition
50.00
Term
Who regulates how often the employees must be paid by an employer?
Definition
The individual state
Term
When is someone exempt from filing an I-9 form?
Definition
when they are a 1099 employee doing job and not paid by the hour and employer has little control over how and when the work is performed
Term
What are the two federal employment tax deposit schedules?
Definition
Monthly or semi-weekly
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What percentage of an employee's earnings is paid by the employer for FUTA?
Definition
6% of the first $7,000 earned by the employee
Term
What are three expenses that can be included in a Section 125 plan?
Definition
Insurance premiums, out of pocket medical expenses and child care expenses
Term
What is an example of work that is a statutory employee?
Definition
Full=time insurance sales person
Term
The FLSA is bound to all but the following but minimum hourly, premium pay for work performed on a holiday, deductions for uniforms or tools of the trade or overtime pay?
Definition
Premium pay for work performed on a holiday
Term
What is the SS limit for 2023?
Definition
160,200
Term
Which employment is not required to be withheld from employees paychecks?
Definition
FUTA
Term
What is the minimum age age at which an employee may operate a motor vehicle on public roads is?
Definition
17 years of age and meeting requirements for time spent driving and vehicle weight
Term
In a shared services environment, which type of service provider performs services after coming to an agreement with the customer and bases the price on services used called?
Definition
Business Based provider
Term
Which condition must be met in order for income to be constructively received by a taxpayer?
Definition
Income must be available to the taxpayer without substantial limitations
Term
Adjusting entries are used to
Definition
Defer the effect of prior transactions
Term
Performing a bank reconciliation is important to?
Definition
detect errors and discrepancies
Term
Performing a bank reconciliation is important to?
Definition
detect errors and discrepancies
Term
What is the major factor that determines the amount of data loss a business may be willing to tolerate?
Definition
Cost
Term
What is the purpose of a check sum in a software backup program is to?
Definition
ensure the data integrity of the back data
Term
When considering the purchase of a payroll system for a construction company, which systems ability would be considered necessary?
Definition
Compliance with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements
Term
What type of feasibility study addresses budgetary constraints?
Definition
A technical feasibility study
Term
Which is not a component of a financial statement Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of changes in assets or Statement of cash flow?
Definition
Statement of changes in assets
Term
A 'monthly schedule depositor' refers to.....
Definition
the set of deposit rules that apply to an employer
Term
Which of the following federal taxes is not withheld from an employee's wages after an employees death
Definition
federal income wages FIT
Term
Under the Consumer Protection Act of 1977, what percentage of an employee's disposable earnings be deducted if the employee supports family and is 12 or more weeks in arrears on child support?
Definition
55%
Term
What characteristic makes a cafeteria plan different from other types of benefit plans?
Definition
The employee has a choice between taxable and nontaxable benefits.
Term
Which type of flexible benefit plan provides compulsory cover for key benefits?
Definition
Core plus Plan
Term
Name three types of employees that would be exempt from filing an IRS Form 940?
Definition
A household or agricultural employer, one that pays less than 1,500 a year in wages and one that employees a person less than 20 days
Term
The overtime premium for a commission- only employee who worked 50 hours in a week and earned 1,000 in commissions would be
Definition
$100
Term
What is not normally included in a job description of payroll personnel: company information, major functional area and responsibility, minimum qualifications, or physical requirements?
Definition
Physical requirements
Term
Implementing internal control system is important to....
Definition
reduce uncorrected errors and theft.
Term
What is the most important quality of a payroll manager when dealing with changes in an organization?
Definition
Leadership ability
Term
How is an organization's quick ratio measured?
Definition
Current assets divided by current liabilities
Term
How is an organization's quick ratio measured?
Definition
Current assets divided by current liabilities
Term
What is the basic premise on the matching concept used in accounting?
Definition
Revenues are reflected at the same time as associated costs
Term
Which set of organizational activities would be most concerned with cash flow from debt?
Definition
financial activities
Term
Which skill is essential for good performance management?
Definition
Communication
Term
What is a "Pass through" entity?
Definition
Businesses like sole proprietorships, S-Corporations and partnerships don't pay taxes - the tax liability is "passed through to the owners.
Term
What is form 941?
Definition
Employers Quarterly Federal Tax Return
Term
What is form 941?
Definition
Employers Quarterly Federal Tax Return
Term
What is form 941-X?
Definition
Supporting statement to correct information on the 941, 943 or 945
Term
What is form 944?
Definition
Employer's Annual Federal Tax Return
Term
What is form 943?
Definition
Employer's Annual Tax Return for Agriculture Employees
Term
What is Form 945?
Definition
Annual Return of Withheld Federal income tax from non-payroll payments includes pensions, gambling winnings
Term
What is form 940?
Definition
Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment Tax Return
Term
What is a w2 and w2c
Definition
Employees Wage and tax Statement and the W2c is a correction to the w2.
Term
What is a W3?
Definition
summary of earning that goes to the social security of office
Term
What is form 1099-NEC?
Definition
Used to report non-employee compensation in box 7 that will probably be subject to employment tax
Term
What is form 1096?
Definition
Annual Summary of Transmittal of US Information Returns
Term
What is the maximum number of hours that a 14 or 15-year old may work per week when school is in session
Definition
15
Term
What is the maximum number of hours that a 14 or 15-year old may work per week when school is in session
Definition
15
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