Questions and Answers of Payroll Accounting

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
Dennis Murphy is a salaried, nonexempt administrative assistant for Dionti Investments and is paid semimonthly. He is married with two withholding allowances. His annual salary is $65,000, and his
Clarence Torres is the concierge at the Forise Resort in Oregon. He is single with one withholding allowance. He receives the standard tipped hourly wage for the state. During the week ending
Latoyia Judge is a piece-rate employee at Anible Computers. She receives $30 for each desktop computer that she assembles and has a standard 40-hour work week. During the weekly pay period ending
For each of the piece rate workers at Perigen Snowsports, determine gross pay. If the employees have a standard 37.5-hour workweek, determine their effective hourly rate. Based on FLSA minimum wage
Lacie Bingham, an outside sales representative for Redoo Insurance, receives 4 percent commission on all new policies she receives in her sales territory. During the pay period ending April 16, she
Jesse Daniels is a commission-based employee who is single with one withholding allowance. She is paid $13.50 per hour and receives a 5 percent commission on net sales. She does not receive
Shelli Quintanilla is the concierge at Hotel Amize, where she is a nonexempt employee earning $18 per hour plus a $250 biweekly bonus based on customer reviews. During the pay period of November 27
Katrina Hughes is a shared employee; she works in the accounting department and has been trained to work at the front desk in times of need. During one weekly pay period, she was asked to work at the
Doris Black completed 1,750 pieces on her 2,000-piece contract for Make it Work. There is a bonus earned if the individual exceeds 115% of the piece contract. How many pieces must Doris complete in
Harvey Ramos is a salaried exempt employee at Duodo Scales with a contract that stipulates 35 hours per week at $52,000 per year. He is married with three withholding allowances. The pay period
Ruben Trout. worked the following schedule: Monday, 8 hours, 24 minutes; Tuesday, 7 hours, 44 minutes; Wednesday 9 hours, 8 minutes; Thursday, 8 hours, 2 minutes; Friday, 8 hours, 36 minutes. The
Sherrill Pullman is 18 years of age and is a new employee of Camicero Bank in Hendersonville, TN. What is the minimum hourly wage that she may receive during the first 90 days of employment?
Paula Warren is an employee of Archic Outdoor Gear, where she earns a base salary of $27,200 plus an 8 percent commission on all sales. She is married with four withholding allowances. During the
Hubert Jennings is an hourly employee working for Symoid Industries. He is married with two withholding allowances and earns $22.15 per hour. During a biweekly pay period ending February 24, 20XX, he
Johnny Clark is a tipped employee at Pyrolia Pizza. What are the two methods his employer may use to determine his overtime compensation?
Johnny Clark is a tipped employee at Pyrolia Pizza. What are the two methods his employer may use to determine his overtime compensation?
Austin Sherman is an employee of Divacee Designs. He is an interior designer who is paid based on the number and complexity of the customer designs he generates. What pay basis most accurately
Barbara Hampton is a minimum-wage worker in Ohio. She is contemplating moving to a state with a more favorable minimum wage. Which states should she choose?
Rico Musgrove is an 18-year-old worker in the receiving department of Trynix Inc. in St. Paul, Minnesota. On his first paycheck, he notices that he received $170.00 gross pay for 40 hours of work.
Brigida Masterson is an administrative assistant for Maxilane Fashions. At the end of her shift one day, her employer requires her to deliver a package to a customer before traveling home. Her normal
Stephanie Parker is a salaried, nonexempt administrator for Forise Industries and is paid biweekly. Her annual salary is $63,000, and her standard workweek is 45 hours. During the pay period ending
Nigel McCloskey is a waiter at Albicious Foods in South Carolina. He is single with one withholding allowance. He receives the standard tipped hourly wage. During the week ending October 22, 20XX, he
Damien Carranza is a nonexempt employee of Verent Enterprises where he is a salesperson earning a base annual salary of $30,000 plus a 3 percent commission on all sales during the pay period. During
For each of the piece-rate workers below, determine gross pay. If the employees have a standard 40-hour workweek, what is their effective hourly rate? Based on the state’s minimum wage, calculate
Telemarketers receive $15 commission on all new customers they sign up for cell phone service through Movill Networks. Each telemarketer works 40 hours. The company ran a competition this week to see
Renata McCarter, an outside sales representative for Alinda Publications, receives 15 percent commission on all new magazine subscriptions she receives in her sales territory. During the week of
Terry McNutt, a single employee with two withholding allowances, is paid $12 per hour and receives commission on net sales. He does not receive a commission until his net sales exceed $150,000. Once
Ranee Tolliver is a nurse at Great Meadows Hospital. She is paid $28 per hour and has a 40-hour standard work week. During the biweekly pay period from May 15-28, she worked a total of 95 hours. What
Marcell Teague submitted a pay card reflecting the following hours worked at Kicy Inc. He earns $16.02 per hour. The company pays overtime only on hours worked exceeding 40 per week. The company is
Ernest Miller works for Skyescent Parachutes. He is a shared employee; he works in the manufacturing department and has been trained to work the sales counter in times of need. During other
Cheryl Bryant completed 22 custom cakes on her 18-cake contract as an employee of Frontier Wedding Planners. There is a bonus earned if the individual exceeds 145% of their piece contract. How many
Bobby Howard is a salaried exempt employee at Coric Industries. He is married with two withholding allowances. His contract stipulates a 40-hour work week at $47,500 per year. During the week ending
Edie Manson worked the following schedule: Monday, 8 hours; Tuesday, 9 hours; Wednesday, 7 hours 48 minutes; Thursday, 8 hours; Friday, 8 hours. The employer pays overtime for all time worked in
Thomas Wilson is a minimum wage worker in Nevada. He is contemplating a move to another state. Which states would be the most favorable in terms of the highest minimum wage?
Jude Sizemore is a full-time student at Sioux City College in Sioux City, Iowa, where he works in the library. What is the minimum hourly wage that he may receive?
Jeremy Ortiz is an employee of Insulor Flooring, where his job responsibilities include selling service contracts to customers. Jeremy is single with two withholding allowances. He receives an annual
Tricia Grey is a salaried, exempt employee with Meganti Inc. She is single with one withholding allowance and earns $45,000 per year. Complete the payroll register for the biweekly pay period ending
Eugene Torres works in a shared role for Multiglass Computers. He works in both the programming and the research departments for the company; and splits his time equally in both roles. Eugene is paid
According to the FLSA, what is the basis used to determine overtime worked for non-emergency entities?
What are some differences between the completion of the I-9 and E-Verify systems?
How has cloud-based payroll processing affected contemporary payroll practices?
Why was the Social Security Act of 1935 created? What were its provisions?
What are the guidelines for FLSA, in terms of overtime and pay rate?
What are three examples of federal laws that are essential to ensure legal, fair hiring practices?
What are two differences between large- and small-company payroll practices?
Lana Reid is an accounting clerk at Tenity Enterprises who is paid $18.15 per hour. During a week's pay period, she worked 39 hours and 41 minutes. Based on a hundredth-hour pay method, what is her
Marty Burgess works for Hyrolated Sports. His compensation is based on sales of store products to customers. Which type of pay basis represents Marty’s pay?
Rick Richards is a waiter at Misosis Club in Pennsylvania, receives the tipped minimum wage. During a 40-hour work week, how much must he earn in tips to meet the minimum wage requirement?
Marion Barker is a tipped employee in Wisconsin. What is the minimum tipped wage for her state?
Certain types of businesses are always covered by FLSA provisions. Which of the following businesses are always covered by FLSA?
What is the difference between quarter-hour and hundredth-hour pay?
1. You have been hired as of February 1, 2018, as the new accounting clerk. Your employee number is B-XXXXX, where “B” denotes that you are an office worker and “XXXXX” is the first five
You have been hired as a consultant for Semiva Productions, a company facing an IRS audit of their accounting records. During your review, you notice anomalies in the payroll system involving
When Omnimia Graphics was looking to implement a payroll accounting system, the manufacturing firm had several options. With only 40 employees, the manual preparation of payroll through spreadsheets
Complete the I-9 for employment effective 7/23/2018 at Ecovee Energy located at 244 Winston Drive, Gretna, Virginia 24557. Be sure to complete Section 2.Lloyd Gregory FlowersSSN: 382-10-0392Date of
Complete the W-4 for employment at Equtri Farms effective 6/17/2018:Linda Ellen Marshall8924 County Line RoadTaylorville, Illinois 62555SSN: 129-53-2309Married filing jointlyThree dependents and does
Derek Allen is the payroll supervisor for Caposis Freight. His company is preparing to merge with another distribution company that has a different pay cycle. The president of the company wants to
Herman Watkins is in the payroll department of Neombee Plastics, a multistate company. The company has historically been filing employee information with each state. What alternative exists for
Tara Morris, a payroll clerk, has received a promotion and is now the payroll supervisor for Fligen Enterprises. What document control items could now become her responsibility?
George Andrews started as a payroll accountant at Portose Herbals, a company with 70 employees. He soon notices that the former payroll accountant had been processing payroll manually, and suggests
Katrina Wilkins is a new payroll clerk for Remm Plumbing. She is curious about the purpose of the different steps in the payroll review process and asks you, her supervisor, for guidance. What would
Frances Perez wants to start her own company. As a seasoned payroll professional, she approaches you for guidance about the differences between weekly, biweekly, and semimonthly pay periods. What
Abraham Manning is a new employee of Symity Batteries. He is curious about the purpose of the requirements for new hire documentation to be forwarded to government agencies. What should you tell him?
Sara Northman, a member of the Algonquin Indian Nation, is a new employee at Predeo Game Design. During the process of completing her I-9, she claims that the only way to prove her identity is the
Joseph Lyons was terminated for cause from Telecy Industries in Hawaii, on August 21, 2018. As of the date of his termination, he had worked 22 hours of regular time. Employees at Telecy are paid
Tasha Webb is an independent contractor for Antimbu Exports, where you are the payroll accountant. She feels that she should receive employee benefits because of the number of hours that she
Rex Marshall manages a ski resort with year-round and seasonal employees. Assuming that the ski resort engages in interstate commerce, which are the FLSA requirement(s) that Rex should consider?
Laverne Watkins is a candidate for the position of marketing clerk with the promotions department of Paramba Productions, earning $10.25 per hour. She will work occasional overtime in her new
Sheri Jennings is completing the I-9 for her new employment at Insulend Tours. Which of the following provides proof of her employment authorization?
John Franklin is a new employee of the Camidel Clothiers. Which of the following will provide proof of identity for the completion of the I-9?
Jane McCarthy is preparing to compute employee pay and needs to determine the amount of employee federal income taxes to be withheld. Which of the following should she consult?
Gerardo Rogers is conducting a review of the payroll files for each employee at Meejo Games. Which of the following items must be present in the file?
Elaine Wheeler needs additional filing space at the end of the year in the company’s office and chooses to use offsite, secured storage. Upon arriving at the storage facility, she discovers that
Elijah Brown is a new payroll clerk at Zata Imports, a company with 250 employees. He has completed entering all time card data for the pay period. What should Elijah's next step in the payroll
Adrienne Norman terminated her employment with Univee Inc. on December 15, 2018. When is the earliest that Univee Inc. may destroy her payroll records?
On October 31, 2018, 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
Grant Saunders is a salaried employee earning $84,000 per year who receives pay every two weeks. Which best describes the pay frequency?
Stacy Romero, a nonexempt employee of Prosaria Publishers, works a standard 6:00–3:00 p.m. schedule with an hour for lunch. Stacy works in a state requiring overtime for hours over 8 per day and
Complete the W-4 for employment at Superore Wheels starting 3/16/2018.
Evelyn Hardy is an employee of Polyent Plastics, a company with headquarters in Rock Island, Illinois. She lives and works in Doha Qatar, and earns an annual salary of $97,300. The company has been
Ted McCormick is a full-time life insurance agent with Centixo Insurance, a small insurance company. The company has classified him as an employee, and he feels that he should be classified as an
Twinte Cars, a California corporation, has internal corporate requirements that stipulate a three-year payroll document retention period. They enter into a contract with an international company that
Ian Burns is the new payroll accountant for ECG Marketing. Certain employees have been requesting changes in classification from nonexempt to exempt. How do the U.S. Department of Labor guidelines
Aaron Tallchief is a citizen of the Northern Pomo Indian Nation. In completing his I-9, he provides an official Northern Pomo Nation birth certificate to establish identification and employment
You are the payroll accounting clerk for your company, Conose Advertising, which has 50 employees. The controller has recently switched the firm from an in-house payroll system to an outsourced
Leona Figueroa is a new employee in the payroll department of Octolium Computers. After working at the company for one week, she asks you why it is so important to submit new hire documentation. What
You are the new payroll supervisor for your company. Which payroll documentation control procedures are now your responsibility?
Beth Caldwell is in the payroll accounting department of Acerill Films. An independent contractor of the company requests that Social Security and Medicare taxes be withheld from future compensation.
Henrietta Morales is a salaried employee earning $75,000 per year. Calculate the standard gross salary per pay period under each of the following payroll frequencies:a. Biweeklyb.
Susana Robledo is the office manager for Wardley and Sons Auto Detailing. Because it is a small office she is required to keep track of all employee records and pay both employees and contractors.
Jamie Patil is a candidate for the position of sales manager with Retrozz Furniture. She is going to be required to supervise several employees and can determine the direction in which she will
What are the forms of identification that establish employment authorization for the I-9?
Ginger Klein is the payroll clerk for Neolane Transportation. A colleague who is classified as an independent contractor requests to be classified as an employee. What factors should Ginger consider?
Ed Myers is verifying the accuracy and amount of information contained in the employee records for his employer, Genible Industries. Which of the items should be present in the employee information?
Alfonso Silva needs additional filing space at the end of the year in the company’s offsite, secured storage. He sees several boxes marked for the current year’s destruction. What methods can
Charlene Kelley is a new nonexempt sales clerk for Oyondo Retail Stores. She completes her time card for the pay period. To ensure proper internal control, what is the next step in the payroll review
Wilbur Matthews, a resident of Wisconsin, ended his employment with Bovill Farms on December 7, 2018. The next pay date for the company is December, 20. By what date should he receive his final pay?
Lila Rivera is a new employee for Divera Glass. Which Federal forms must he complete as part of the hiring process?
Roger Ortega receives her pay twice per month working for Megaveo Enterprises. Which of the choices describes his pay frequency?

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