Questions and Answers of Payroll Accounting 2018

In the Continuing Payroll Problem B, presented at the end of succeeding chapters, you will gain experience in computing wages and salaries and preparing a payroll register for Olney Company, Inc., a
Investigate your state’s income tax withholding law (or that of some other state assigned by your instructor), and find the answers to the following questions:a. Who must withhold the tax?b. How
Check the unemployment compensation law of your state and determine the answers to the following questions:a. How do nonprofit organizations, subject to coverage, make payments to the unemployment
In this last phase of your work on the Continuing Payroll Problem A, you will record the amounts withheld for group and health insurance and calculate the net pay for each employee. Refer to the
In this last phase of your work on the Continuing Payroll Problem B, you will record the amounts withheld for group and health insurance and calculate the net pay for each employee. Refer to the
For Happy Panda Fashions in P6-13B, compute the Labor distribution based on the number of employees per department: Sales: 14 Factory: 26 Administration: 12
Happy Panda Fashions has 52 employees distributed among the following departments: Sales: 14 Factory: 26 Administration: 12
Cloudy Night Signs is a company that makes custom signs and has 12 employees. The owner wants to perform a benefits analysis report for one of its employees, Howard Nelson. Howard’s benefits
Using the information from P6-6B, complete the attached Form 941 for third quarter 2017.
Peaceful Cat Pet Foods is a new business owned by Sylvester Hammond. His first year of operation commenced on June 1, 2017. What schedule depositor would his company be for the first year of
Howard Murphy is the owner of Stormy Banana Films in West Hollywood, California. Stormy Banana Films had 15 employees with total annual wages of $214,750 (no one exceeded the Medicare tax surcharge
Rosalie Watts earned $155,000 in 2017 for Sad Orange Web Design in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Sad Orange’s SUTA rate is 4.8 percent and has a wage base for 2017 of $9,750. Compute Sad Orange
Deep Moose Designs has 22 employees within Denver City & County. The employees each made $9.50 per hour and worked and worked 160 hours each during the month. The employer must remit $4.00 per
To which parties does an employer have fiduciary duty when it incurs payroll liabilities?
What is true about expenses and liabilities?
Which of the following information exists in both the employees' earnings records and the payroll register?
Which law governs the fiduciary responsibility that employers have with regards to the employee’s payroll deductions?
The purpose of a labor report is to do what?
Which of the following accounts would appear on the income statement?
What is the term for the responsibility that employers have for payroll deductions under ERISA?
Once recorded, to what are the entries posted?
What types of accounts does a debit increase?
Burtin Book Memorabilia is a semiweekly depositor. Following the success of a special project, Kelly Burton, the owner, pays each of the 250 employees a $20,000 bonus on August 16, 2017. Assuming a
Black Sheep Printing has 35 employees distributed among the following departments:
For Black Sheep Printing in P6-13A, compute the Labor distribution based on the number of employees per department:
Clark Patrick owns Camel Customs, a company that restores vintage Ford Mustangs. He has seven employees. Clark wants to perform a benefits analysis report for one of his employees, Gayle Rowe.
Using the information from P6-6A, complete the attached Form 941 for second quarter 2017.
Veryclear Glassware is a new business owned by Samantha Peoples, the company president, Her first year of operation commenced on April 1, 2017. What schedule depositor would she be for the first year
Using the information from P6-4A, compute the employer’s share of the taxes. The FUTA rate for Kentucky for 2017 is .6% on the first $7,000 of employee wages, and the SUTA rate for the company in
Joseph Farmer earned $68,000 in 2017 for a company in Kentucky. He is single with 1 withholding allowance and is paid annually. Compute the following employee share of the taxesusing the percentage
Sunny Day Flooring has employees in its manufacturing, sales, and administrative departments. Which department will have the highest rate for its workers' compensation insurance?
Winston Briggs is the accounting supervisor for Cheeky Cat Furnishings, which has chosen to maintain their payroll on an in-house basis for this purpose and has hired new accounting clerks. Which of
Joyce Hunter is new payroll accountant with Rainy Snake Products in Sparks, Nevada. The company had a payroll tax liability of $250,350 during the most recent look-back period. For the quarter ending
The Foggy Snail Theater has annual payroll taxes of $49,250 during the most recent look-back period. Which payroll deposit frequency will they have, based on that look-back period?
As of 2017, which of the following accurately represents the full FUTA rate and wage base?
Which of the following list is/are employer-only payroll obligations?
Margarita Sutton is preparing a training session for her colleagues about payroll check fraud. Which of the following may be indicators of check fraud?
Which of the following states does not withhold employee income tax?
Which of the following is true about employee pay methods?
Scout Freeman is the vice present for marketing at Sun Field Industries. She earns $140,000 annually and is paid on a semimonthly basis. As of October 31, Scout has year-to-date earnings of
Chastity Santos is in the process of computing net pay for the employees of Happy Crab Marketing. Which of the following steps should she do after determining the amount of gross pay?
Petra Stevens is the accountant for FAB Products, a newly formed company. She is exploring employee pay methods. Which of the following describes a method in which employee earnings is transferred
Which of the following are the rates for Social Security and Medicare taxes, respectively?
Malcolm’s employer offers him the option to use the cents-per-mile rule instead of the lease value rule for 2017. Which method will yield the lower gross income for Malcolm?
Arla Dodson is the payroll accountant for Penn & Associates Investments. The company owner decided on December 15, 2017 that he would invoke the special accounting rule. By what date does Arla
Rodney Atwater is a sales representative for American Silk Mills. Because he visits customer sites, he has a company car. He drove 25,500 miles during 2017, of which he reported 15 percent was
Jewel Lyman is an employee in the office of Salvaggio& Wheelers, Attorneys at Law. She received the following benefits during 2017:Medical insurance, $250 per monthCommuter pass, $500 per
To which two months does the special accounting rule pertain to?
Which of the following is a co-requisite of a health savings account (HSA)?
Robin Mendez is an employee of Pharmiceutics, LLC. She is a traveling salesperson who routinely meets with customers at their places of business. Which of the following fringe benefits would be
Which of the following fringe benefits is exempt from federal income tax but subject to FICA tax?
What are three examples of voluntary fringe benefits?
Joshua Peterson is a sales assistant for Cogindu Connectors whose normal commute time is 30 minutes each direction. At the beginning of his shift one day, his employer requires him to pick up a
Jacques Beasley is a salaried nonexempt accounting clerk for Verent Enterprises who is contracted to work 45 hours per week. How should his overtime be determined, according to FLSA?
Julie Stevens is a tipped employee at the Neovee Resort in Hawaii. What is the minimum tipped wage for her area, assuming she receives in excess of $20 in tips per pay period?
Barbara Hampton is a minimum-wage worker in Ohio. She is contemplating moving to a state with a more favorable minimum wage. Which of the following states should she choose?
Joseph Lyons was terminated for cause from Telecy Industries in Hawaii, on August 21, 2017. As of the date of his termination, he had accrued 22 hours of regular time. Employees at Telecy are paid
The controller has requested your assistance to price various accounting software programs available for document retention, payroll preparation, and financial reporting. What requirements should you
You are the payroll accounting clerk for your company, Conose Advertising, which has 50 employees. The controller has asked for assistance in determining which accounting software package is best
Adrienne Norman terminated her employment with Univee Inc. on December 15, 2017. When is the earliest that Univee Inc. may destroy her payroll records?
On October 31, 2017, Dolores Goodman quit her job after ten years with Omnivue Optics in Utah. Omnivue Optics pays employees weekly on Fridays. Upon quitting, Dolores had 38.5 hours of vacation
Katelijn Preston is a new manager at Resterra Inc. She is reviewing the payroll records and notices discrepancies between the actual number of employees employed and the number of employees being
Grant Saunders is a salaried employee earning $84,000 per year who receives pay every two weeks. Which of the following best describes the pay frequency?
Ennis Locatelliis a new payroll accountant at Avata Electronics. In his review of previous manual payroll records, he noted several errors that required the issuance of additional checks to employees
Hayim Accardi is the accounting manager for a small, local firm that has full- and part-time staff. How do FLSA guidelines regarding working hours apply to Hayim's employees?
MATCH THE FOLLOWING TERMS WITH THEIR DEFINITIONS:USERRAA provision of the Sarbanes–Oxley ActU.S. v. WindsorProtects the confidentiality of employee medical recordsMandatory auditor rotationMandates
You are interviewing for a position with Limelight Photography. The president of the company, Emma Jankiewicz, asks you to explain how payroll is both an expense and a liability of the company. How
Using the employer payroll entry from P7-4A, post the employer’s share of payroll taxes for the July 14 pay at Charles’ Cleaners to the appropriate General Ledger accounts. Assume that $1,352.40
Using the employer payroll entry from P7-4B, post the employer’s share of payroll taxes for the September 15 pay at Cosmic Comics to the appropriate General Ledger accounts:In P7-1BTony Stanford
Using the employee pay journal entry for P7-3A, complete the General Journal entry for the issuance of the pay for the July 14 pay date. The date of the checks is July 18, 2017.In Problem
Using the employee payroll entry from P7-3B, complete the General Journal entry for the issuance of Cosmic Comics’ pay for the September 18, 2017 pay date.In P7-1BTony Stanford owns Cosmic Comics
Using the employee payroll entry for P7-3A, post the July 14 employee pay for Charles’ Cleaners to the selected General Ledger accounts below:In Problem P7-1ACharles Merrill owns a housekeeping
Using the employee payroll entry from P7-1B, post the September 15 employee pay for Cosmic Comics to the selected General Ledger accounts below:In P7-1BTony Stanford owns Cosmic Comics in Greensboro,
Using the payroll register from P7-1A for Charles’ Cleaners, complete the General Journal Entry for the employer’s share of the payroll taxes for the July 14 pay date. Assume 5.4% SUTA Tax, and
Using the payroll register from P7-1B for Cosmic Comics, complete the General Journal Entry for the employer’s share of the payroll taxes for the September 15, 2017 pay date. Assume a 5.4% SUTA
Using the payroll register from P7-1A forCosmic Cleaners, complete the General Journal entry for the employees’ pay for the July 14 pay date. Paychecks will be issued on July 18.In Problem
Using the payroll register from P7-1B for Cosmic Comics, complete the General Journal entry for the employees’ pay for the September 15, 2017 pay date. Employees’ paychecks will be issued on
Below is the Employee Earnings Record for Ally Murner of Cosmic Comics. Record her earnings on the September 15, 2017 pay from P7-1B.In P7-1BTony Stanford owns Cosmic Comics in Greensboro, NC. For
What follows is the employee earnings record for Sean Steverman of Charles’ Cleaners. Record his earnings from the July 145 pay in P7-1A.In Problem P7-1ACharles Merrill owns a housekeeping service,
Giblin’s Goodies pays employees weekly on Fridays. However, the company notices that August 31 is a Thursday, and the pay period will end on September 1. The payroll data for August 31-September 1
Tony Stanford owns Cosmic Comics in Greensboro, NC. For the weekly payroll dated September 15, 2017, complete the payroll register. Checkswill be issued on September 19, 2017. Use the wage bracket
Charles Merrill owns a housekeeping service, Charles’ Cleaners, in Florida. For the weekly payroll endingJuly 14, 2017, checks dated July 18, 2017, complete the payroll register. Use the wage
Small Orange Fine Foods is a specialty grocery store. The employees are classified according to job titles for workers' compensation insurance premium computation purposes.a. Based on the payroll
Using the information from P6-10B for Castor Corporation, complete Form W-3 that must accompany the company's Forms W-2. Castor Corporation is a 941-SS payer and is a private, for-profit company. No
Using the information from P6-10A for Leda Inc., complete Form W-3 that must accompany the company's Forms W-2. Leda Inc. is a 941-SS payer and is a private, for-profit company. Amanda Leda is the
Philip Castor, owner of Castor Corporation is located at 1310 Garrick Way, Sun Valley, Arizona, 86029, phone number 928-555-8842. The Federal EIN is 20-1943848, and the state employer identification
Leda Inc. is located at 433 Augusta Road, Caribou, Maine, 04736, phone number 201-555-1212. The Federal EIN is 54-3910394, and it has a Maine Revenue Services number of 3884019. Owner Amanda Leda has
Jealous Frog Toys paid its nine employees a total of $432,586.40 during 2016. All employees have worked there for the full calendar year and reached the FUTA wage base during the first quarter, taxes
The Content Rabbit Graphics Company paid its 25 employees a total of $863,428.49 during 2016. Of these wages, $5,400 is exempt fringe benefits (Section 125 cafeteria plans) and $9,850 is exempt
Using the information from P6-6B and P6-7B for Peaceful Cat Foods, complete the following State of California Form DE-9, Quarterly Contribution and Report of Wages Report. California employer account
Claude Lopez is the president of Zebra Antiques. His employee, Dwight Francis, is due a raise. Dwight?s current benefits analysis is as follows: Company Cost (Current) Yearly Benefit Costs Employee
Black Robot Grill of Andrews, Texas, has the following employees as of December 31:Employee nameAnnual salaryMark English$45,750Shelly Morris$21,250TL Radford$29,850James Morrow$36,280Trella
The employees of Black Cat Designs are paid on a semi-monthly basis. Compute the FICA taxes for the employees for the November 30, 2017, payroll. All employees have been employed for the entire
Elijah Hamilton is the payroll accountant at White Box Builders. He is preparing an information package about voluntary and fringe benefits. Using the following list of fringe benefits, classify each
Malcolm Figueroa is a sales employee of Carefree Pools and Spas, Inc. During 2017, he was issued a company car with a fair market value of $35,000. He drove a total of 22,000 miles, used the car for
Kerry Palmer is reviewing benefits with you, the payroll accountant for Silly Lemon Films. Based on the following benefits in which she is interested, classify them as pre-tax or post-tax deductions
Complete the I-9 for employment at Erma Jane Grant. Be sure to complete the “preparer” section.Erma Jane Grant441 West Hill RoadMontrose, Colorado 81401SSN: 432-55-6792Maiden Name: GrantDate of
Complete the W-4 for employment at Dark Forest Ranch:Linda Ellen Marshall8924 County Line RoadTaylorville, Illinois 62555SSN: 129-53-2309Married filing jointly, marital income over $100,000Three
Complete the W-4 for employment at Superore WheelsErma Jane Grant441 West Hill RoadMontrose, Colorado 81401SSN: 432-55-6792Single, head of householdTwo dependentsEligible for the Child tax credit
By what date must a company declare the value of noncash benefits used in 2017?

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