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Worker that has Fed, OASDI, Medicare, State withheld correct answer Employee Worker that requires the employer to pay ER taxes correct answer Employee Worker that receives W2 form correct answer Employee Worker that does not have taxes withheld correct answer Independent Contractor Worker that has TIN correct answer Independent Contractor Worker that receives 1099 Form correct answer Independent Contractor Asks how independent is the employee and how much control can be exervised over the worker. correct answer Common Law Test A worker cannot sign a new contract stating that they will be an indepndent contractor. correct answer Common Law Test Employer has treated similar workers as independent contractors for any period and has filed tax returns correct answer Reasonable Basis Test Longstanding industry standard of treating similar workers as independent contractors correct answer Reasonable Basis Test Court decisions for treating workers in similar circumstances as independent contractors correct answer Reasonable Basis Test
IRS has ruled in a "published ruling" that the workers are indpendent contractors correct answer Reasonable Basis Test Temporary Service Provider or Leasing Company correct answer Pays employees and taxes instead of company the employee is performing services for Immigration reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) correct answer Requires employer to verify employees' eligibility for employment in the US. Penalties for Violating IRCA correct answer $375 for the first offence and $16,000 for the third Antidiscrimination under IRCA correct answer The law prohibits discrimination in hiring or recruiting workers on the basis of national origin or citizenship Verification of eligitability correct answer The burden of verifying that any employee is eligible to work in this country falls on the employer. All employees hired after November 6, 1989 must be verified. When must Section 1 of Form I-9 be completed? correct answer The employee's date of hire. When must Section 2 of Form 1-9 be completed? correct answer Within three days of hiring the employee. Form SS-5 correct answer Application for a social security card Form I-9 correct answer Employment Eligitability Verification Employee SSN verification is... correct answer recommended but not required.
Electronic funds transfer (EFT) correct answer The electronic movement of funds from one bank account to another. Direct deposit of employees' paychecks is an example of EFT. Exempt employees correct answer Generally, employees who are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act FICA correct answer The Federal Insurance Contributions Act which imposes employer and employee taxes to fund the federal government's old-age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI/Social Security) and health insurance (HI/Medicare) trust funds. Gross-up correct answer The formula for determining the total taxable gross when the employer pays the employee's share of tax Noncash fringe benefits correct answer Benefits paid to employees in a form other than cash (e.g., health insurance, company-provided vehicles, group-term life insurance) Percentage method of withholding- correct answer A procedure for calculating the amount of income tax to withhold from wages using mathematical formulas rather than simple tables Premium pay correct answer The portion of pay, over and above the regular hourly rate, paid for overtime hours worked. Pretax deduction correct answer A deduction from pay that reduces taxable wages W-2 correct answer Wage and Tax Statement W-4S correct answer Request for Federal Income Tax Withholding From Sick Pay 668-W correct answer Notice of Levy on Wages, Salary, and Other Income
941 correct answer Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return Wage correct answer The amount paid to an employee for every hour worked Salary correct answer A fixed annual(yearly) sum of money divided among equal pay periods Biweekly correct answer employees are paid every two weeks. 26 times a year Accounting Period correct answer the period of time covered in an income statement Aggregate method correct answer method of withholding federal income tax from supplemental wages in which the supplemental payment is combined with the regular wages paid during the most recent payroll period. Balance sheet correct answer a financial statement that presents the business's financial position in terms of assets, liabilities and owner's equity as of a certain date Asset correct answer resource acquired by a business that is consumed by the business Employee identification number (EIN) correct answer the employer's account number with the Internal Revenue Disposable Earnings correct answer the part of the employee's earnings remaining after deductions required by law Customer Service correct answer in a payroll environment, customer service consists of reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy and tangibles EFTPS correct answer Electronic Federal Tax Payment System
Hours Worked Retention Overtime Pay Minimum Wage Exempt from OAR correct answer ODFI- Original financial institution ACH- RDFI- Receiving financial institution CLEAR correct answer Capital Credit Liability Credit Expense Debit Assets Debit Revenue Credit Interface correct answer the point where two distinct data-processing elements meet Real Time Processing correct answer data entered in the system updates records and immediately returns the results Simple Simon Marries Tooth Fairy correct answer Saturday, Sunday Monday or Tuesday > deposit Friday Weird Thomas Freezes Worms correct answer Wed, Thurs or Fri > deposit Wednesday ADA correct answer Americans with Disabilities Act
ADEA correct answer Age Discrimination in Employment Act After-tax deduction correct answer A deduction from an employee's pay that does not reduce the employee's taxable wages. It is taken out only after all applicable taxes and other deductions have been withheld (e.g., union dues, garnishments, charitable contributions). Escheat correct answer In the context of payroll, the turning over of unclaimed wages to the state after a period of time determined by state law. Fluctuating workweek correct answer An arrangement between an employer and a nonexempt employee to pay the employee a fixed weekly salary even though the employee's hours may vary from week to week. FPC correct answer Fundamentals of Payroll Certification Validity Checks correct answer Shows whether or not data entered meets the requirements set forth by a company White Collar Employees correct answer In the context of the Federal Wage-Hour Law, executive, administrative, professional (including computer-related professionals), or outside sales employees who are exempt from the law's minimum wage, overtime pay, and certain record-keeping requirements. Worker Classification correct answer The process of determining whether an individual performing services for a business is either an employee or an independent contractor Working Condition Fringe correct answer Benefits provided to an employee that are required for the employee's job. These benefits are not taxable. De minimis fringe benefit correct answer An item provided infrequently by an employer to an employee that is of small value. De minimis fringe benefits are never cash or cash equivalents.
tax liability during this period determines its depositor status for the current year. The period may be different for some employers Originating Depository Financial Institution (ODFI) correct answer A financial institution that is qualified to initiate deposit entries submitted by an employer as part of the direct deposit process. Payroll Register correct answer A report listing and summarizing the compensation paid and deductions taken from each employee's wages for the payroll period. Qualified transportation fringe correct answer Certain employer-provided transportation benefits that can be excluded from employees' income up to certain annually adjusted limits (i.e., transit passes, van pools, parking, bicycle Receiving Depository Financial Institution (RDFI) correct answer A financial institution that receives direct deposit entries from an automated clearinghouse. Retroactive Pay correct answer Pay for time worked in a previous workweek; retroactive pay must be applied to both regular and overtime hours. Segregation of Duties correct answer A basic principle of internal control that prevents individuals from having responsibility for all phases of a job process, thus guarding against misuse or misappropriation of company assets Statutory Employees correct answer Special groups of employees identified by law (e.g., full- time life insurance salespeople, certain homeworkers) whose wages are not subject to federal income tax withholding but are subject to social security, Medicare, and FUTA taxes Supplemental Wages correct answer Compensation received by employees other than their regular pay, such as bonuses, commissions, and severance pay. Income tax may be withheld from such payments at a flat rate under certain circumstances.
Tangible correct answer Type of asset that includes land and improvements, buildings, computers and software, furniture, and automobiles Tip Credit correct answer A reduction in the minimum wage allowed for tipped employees (e.g., $5.12; effective 7/24/09).
