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Payroll Section-2 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Each employer whom withholds income tax, social security tax, and medicare tax from employee earnings, must provide each employee with a ____________________ by January 31st.

a)

Form W-4

b)

Form W-2

c)

Form 1040

d)

Tax Table

2.

A state tax used to pay benefits to unemployed workers is the ______________.

a)

Social Security Tax

b)

Medicare Tax

c)

Federal Unemployment Tax

d)

State Unemployment Tax

3.

Payroll taxes that are paid by both the employer and the employee are

a)

federal unemployment tax and social security tax

b)

federal unemployment tax and Medicare tax

c)

social security tax and Medicare tax

d)

federal income tax, social security tax, and

Medicare tax

4.

Employer payroll taxes are

a)

expenses

b)

assets

c)

revenues

d)

none of the above

5.

All the payroll information needed to prepare payroll and tax reports is found on

a)

Form 1040 and the employee earnings record

b)

Form W-4

c)

the payroll register and the employee earnings record

d)

Tax Table

6.

Until the amounts withheld from employee salaries are paid by the employer, they are recorded as

a)

assets

b)

liabilities

c)

salary expense

d)

revenue

7.

Each employer must file a _________ federal tax return showing the federal income tax, social security tax, and Medicare tax due the government.

a)

monthly

b)

quarterly

c)

yearly

d)

semiannual

8.

The expense account used to record the employer's payroll taxes (FICA, FUTA, SUTA).

a)

Salary Expense

b)

Payroll Tax Expense

c)

Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)

d)

None of the above

9.

_____________ represents 0.8% of gross earnings

a)

FUTA

b)

SUTA

c)

Social Security

d)

Medicare

10.

_______________ represents 5.4% of gross earnings.

a)

FUTA

b)

SUTA

c)

Social Security

d)

Medicare

11.

Medicare is paid by both the employer and employee.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

FUTA is paid by the employee only.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following is calculated based gross pay with no limits.

a)

Social Security

b)

FUTA

c)

SUTA

d)

Medicare

14.

The limit for FUTA is __________.

a)

$7,000

b)

$6,200

c)

$5,400

d)

$8,000

15.

When completing Form 1040, the standard deduction reduces what amount?

a)

Taxable Income

b)

Interest Income

c)

FICA Income

d)

All Income

16.

The payroll register for the week ended May 15, for NumbersRUs Accounting showed gross salaries of $37,500 and total deductions of $17,500. The debit to the Salaries Expense for the week would be ____________.

a)

$37,500

b)

$17,500

c)

$20,000

d)

None of the above

17.

Year to date earnings for Selena total $104,800. Assume the maximum earnings for Social Security is $106,800. Current period earnings are $3500. The amount of current earnings subject to social security are ___________.

a)

$104,800

b)

$106,800

c)

$2,000

d)

$3,500

18.

Percy Martin has gross earnings of $3,500 and withholding's of $217 for Social Security tax, $51 for Medicare tax, and $420 for federal income tax. His employer pays $217 for Social Security tax, $51 for Medicare tax, $28 for FUTA tax, and $189 for SUTA tax. The total cost of Martin to his employer is ___________.

a)

$485

b)

$3,500

c)

$4,648

d)

$3,985

19.

If an employee's accumulated earnings are $6,500, and the employee earns another $1,500. The amount of new earnings subject to unemployment tax is $1,500.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

When completing Form 1040, the standard deduction amount for single tax payers I with no dependents $12,000.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which is the highest tax rate of the following?

a)

single

b)

married filing joint

c)

head of household

d)

none of the above

22.

Someone who has a child, but is not married would complete/file Form 1040 as single.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

A taxpayer can be eligible for more than one filing status.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The deadline to file your annual tax return is April 15th.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

An amount fixed by law which taxpayers may deduct from their gross income is called

a)

standard deduction

b)

withholding allowance

c)

gross income

d)

credit