True/False Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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1.
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Each pay period the payroll information for each employee is recorded on each
employee earnings record.
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2.
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Separate payroll accounts for each employee are kept in the general
ledger.
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3.
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The payroll register and employee earnings records provide all the payroll
information needed to prepare a payroll.
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4.
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The column totals of an employee earnings record provide the debit and credit
amounts needed to journalize a payroll.
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5.
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The source document for payment of a payroll is the time card.
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6.
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Amounts recorded in the General columns of a journal are posted individually to
general ledger accounts.
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7.
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Employers must pay to the government the taxes withheld from employee
earnings.
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8.
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Employer payroll taxes are business expenses.
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9.
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Employer payroll taxes expense is based on a percentage of employee
earnings.
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10.
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The employer social security tax rate is not the same as the employee social
security tax rate.
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11.
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Federal unemployment insurance laws require that employers and employees pay
taxes for unemployment compensation.
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12.
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An employer is not required to pay federal unemployment taxes on an employee who
has already earned $7,000.00 during the calendar year.
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13.
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The transaction to record employer payroll taxes expense is journalized at the
end of the quarter.
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14.
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The source document for journalizing employer payroll taxes is a check.
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15.
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Each employer is required by law to periodically report the payroll taxes
withheld from employee salaries.
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16.
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Each employer who withholds income tax and social security and Medicare tax from
employee salaries must furnish each employee with a quarterly statement.
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17.
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Form W-3, Transmittal of Income and Tax Statements, is sent to the Social
Security Administration by February 28 each year.
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18.
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Employee withheld income tax, employee social security and Medicare tax, and
employer social security and Medicare tax are paid periodically to the federal government in a
combined payment.
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19.
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The 12-month period that ends on June 30th of the prior year is called the
lookback period.
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20.
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The Internal Revenue Service provides businesses with a flowchart to assist them
in determining when to make tax deposits.
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21.
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In the journal entry for a payroll, the amount debited to Salary Expense is the
total of the Net Pay column of the payroll register.
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22.
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In the journal entry for a payroll, the amount credited to Cash is the total of
the Total Earnings column of the payroll register.
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23.
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The tax base for Medicare tax is usually the same as the tax base for social
security tax.
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24.
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If an employee's accumulated earnings are $6,500.00, and the employee earns
another $1,500.00, the amount of new earnings subject to unemployment tax is $1,500.00.
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25.
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An employee who earns $1,000.00 semimonthly will have unemployment taxable
earnings until the middle of May.
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26.
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Calculating federal and state unemployment tax is complicated because the state
and federal unemployment tax regulations use different tax bases.
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27.
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The only reason an employee receives a Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement from an
employer is to check it for accuracy.
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28.
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The payment of payroll taxes with the government is referred to as a
deposit.
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29.
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All businesses must use the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System to deposit
payroll taxes.
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30.
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Some employers must deposit payments for withheld employees' federal income
tax and social security and Medicare taxes on the next banking day.
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Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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31.
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All the payroll information needed to prepare a payroll and tax reports is found
on ____.
a. | Form W-4 and the employee earnings record | b. | Form W-4 and the
payroll register | c. | Form W-4 | d. | the payroll register and the employee earnings
record |
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32.
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Until the amounts withheld from employee salaries are paid by the employer, they
are recorded as ____.
a. | assets | c. | salary expense | b. | liabilities | d. | revenue |
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33.
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The source document for payment of a payroll is ____.
a. | a receipt | c. | a memorandum | b. | a check | d. | none of the
above |
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34.
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The entry to journalize paying a semimonthly payroll less deductions for
employee income tax, social security and Medicare tax, and U.S. Savings Bonds is a credit to Cash and
the liability accounts and a debit to ____.
a. | Salary Expense | c. | Payroll Taxes Expense | b. | Unemployment Tax
Payable-Federal | d. | Cash |
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35.
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Employers must pay payroll taxes for ____.
a. | social security and Medicare and sales taxes | b. | social security and
Medicare, federal unemployment, and state unemployment taxes | c. | federal income and
social security and Medicare taxes | d. | none of the
above |
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36.
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The employer social security tax rate is based on ____.
a. | the rate established for employers | b. | the same rate and earnings as employee social
security tax | c. | 6.2 percent of wages paid | d. | none of the
above |
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37.
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Social security and Medicare taxes are paid by ____.
a. | employers only | c. | employers and employees | b. | employees
only | d. | none of the
above |
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38.
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The total earnings subject to federal unemployment tax is referred to as
____.
a. | unemployment taxable earnings | c. | gross earnings | b. | taxable
earnings | d. | total
earnings |
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39.
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In the entry to journalize employer payroll taxes expense for a semimonthly
period, the account debited would be ____.
a. | Salary Expense | c. | Payroll Taxes Expense | b. | Unemployment Tax
Payable-Federal | d. | Cash |
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40.
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In the entry to journalize employer payroll taxes expense for a semimonthly
period, an account credited would be ____.
a. | Salary Expense | c. | Payroll Taxes Expense | b. | Unemployment Tax
Payable-Federal | d. | Cash |
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41.
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Each employer must file a federal tax return showing the federal income tax and
social security and Medicare taxes due the government ____.
a. | monthly | c. | yearly | b. | quarterly | d. | semiannually |
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42.
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Each employer must file a federal tax return showing the federal income tax and
social security and Medicare taxes due the government on a Form ____.
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43.
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The report that shows total year's earnings and amounts withheld for taxes
for an employee is prepared on Form ____.
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44.
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Employers are required to furnish each employee an annual statement of earnings
and withholdings before ____.
a. | December 31 of the current year | b. | January 1 of the following
year | c. | January 15 of the following year | d. | January 31 of the following
year |
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45.
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The form used for the transmittal of the previous year's earnings and
payroll taxes withheld for all employees is Form ____.
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46.
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The source document for paying employee income tax and social security and
Medicare tax is ____.
a. | a check | c. | a memorandum | b. | a receipt | d. | none of the
above |
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47.
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In the entry to journalize paying the liability for the first quarter federal
unemployment tax, an account debited would be ____.
a. | Salary Expense | c. | Payroll Taxes Expense | b. | Unemployment Tax
Payable-Federal | d. | Cash |
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48.
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In the entry to journalize paying the liability for the first quarter federal
unemployment tax, the account credited would be ____.
a. | Salary Expense | c. | Payroll Taxes Expense | b. | Unemployment Tax
Payable-Federal | d. | Cash |
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49.
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In general, employers are required to pay state unemployment taxes ____.
a. | monthly | b. | during the month following each calendar
quarter | c. | annually | d. | none of the
above |
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50.
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The source document for paying state unemployment tax is ____.
a. | a check | c. | a memorandum | b. | a receipt | d. | none of the
above |
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51.
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The payroll journal entry is based on the totals of ____.
a. | Earnings Total column, each deduction column, and Net Pay column | b. | Earnings Total
column, Earnings Regular and Overtime Earnings, and Deductions Total columns | c. | Earnings Regular,
Earnings Overtime, and Deductions Total columns | d. | Earnings Total column, Earnings Regular and
Earnings Overtime Total columns |
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52.
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The total of the Net Pay column of the payroll register is credited to
____.
a. | a revenue account | c. | an asset account | b. | an expense account | d. | a liability
account |
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53.
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When a semimonthly payroll is paid, the credit to Cash is equal to the
____.
a. | total earnings of all employees | b. | total deductions for income tax and social
security and Medicare tax | c. | total deductions | d. | net pay of all
employees |
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54.
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The Total Earnings column total is journalized as a debit to ____.
a. | Cash | c. | Employee Income Tax Payable | b. | Salary Expense | d. | Social Security Tax
Payable |
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55.
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The total of the Federal Income Tax column of a payroll register is credited
to
a. | a revenue account | c. | a liability account | b. | an expense account | d. | an asset
account |
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56.
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A federal tax used for state and federal administrative expenses of the
unemployment program is ____.
a. | social security tax | c. | federal unemployment tax | b. | Medicare
tax | d. | state unemployment
tax |
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57.
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A state tax used to pay benefits to unemployed workers is ____.
a. | social security tax | c. | unemployment tax | b. | Medicare tax | d. | state unemployment
tax |
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58.
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To record the employer payroll taxes expense, the following accounts are
credited:
a. | Payroll Taxes Expense and Employee Income Tax Payable | b. | Employee Income Tax
Payable, Social Security Tax Payable, Medicare Tax Payable, Unemployment Tax Payable-Federal, and
Unemployment Tax Payable-State | c. | Social Security Tax Payable, Medicare Tax
Payable, Unemployment Tax Payable-Federal, and Unemployment Tax Payable-State | d. | none of the
above |
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59.
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To record the total federal tax payment for employee income tax, social security
tax and Medicare tax, the account credited is ____.
a. | Cash | c. | Social Security Tax Payable | b. | Employee Income Tax Payable | d. | Medicare Care Tax
Payable |
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60.
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To record the payment of federal unemployment tax, the account debited is
____.
a. | a revenue account | c. | a liability account | b. | an expense account | d. | an asset
account |
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