Payroll Basics
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- Q1Payroll can be paid weekly, every two weeks, twice a month or once a month and the employer can switch the schedule at their convenience.False!True!30s
- Q2Using the chart, what would the Federal tax withholding be for someone making $1,461.00 with 4 allowances?42.0044.0027.0029.0060s
- Q3When an employee is paid based on the amount of sales they generate, they are paid...on commission.a salary.by the hour.30s
- Q4The total amount paid by a business for an employee's work is called...commissionnet paytotal earningsallowances30s
- Q5The total amount earned by all employees for a pay period is called a payroll.True!False!30s
- Q6Using the chart, how much Federal tax would an employee pay who earns $1,285.00 and claims one allowance?62.0041.0082.0059.0060s
- Q7If a company has a medical plan that is approved by the IRS, when is the medical premium deducted from the employee's paycheck?It is deducted from the gross pay after taxes are calculated.It is deducted from the earnings subject to taxes.It is deducted from the employee's net pay.It is deducted from the gross pay before taxes are calculated.30s
- Q8Assume an employee makes $15.00 per hour. For this pay period, they worked 88 regular hours and 6.5 overtime hours. Calculate their total earnings.$1,417.50$1,320.00$1,466.25$1,520.00120s
- Q9A tax paid for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance is called...a social security tax.a Medicare tax.a Medicaid taxa tax base.30s
- Q10Assume an employee's total earnings are $1,466.25 and the social security tax rate is 6.2%. How much will tax will be withheld?$9.09$90.91$909.01$87.9860s
