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Payroll

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wage

a)

Number of days of weeks of work covered by an employee's paycheck

b)

Total amount earned by all employees for a payroll period

c)

Amount paid to an employee for every hour worked

d)

A fixed sum of money divided among equal pay periods

2.

Salary

a)

Number of days of weeks of work covered by an employee's paycheck

b)

Total amount earned by all employees for a payroll period

c)

Amount paid to an employee for every hour worked

d)

A fixed sum of money divided among equal pay periods

3.

Pay Period

a)

Number of days of weeks of work covered by an employee's paycheck

b)

Total amount earned by all employees for a payroll period

c)

Amount paid to an employee for every hour worked

d)

A fixed sum of money divided among equal pay periods

4.

Payroll

a)

Number of days of weeks of work covered by an employee's paycheck

b)

Total amount earned by all employees for a payroll period

c)

Amount paid to an employee for every hour worked

d)

A fixed sum of money divided among equal pay periods

5.

Payroll taxes

a)

A deductions from total earning for each person legally supported by taxpayer and employer

b)

Total amount earned by all employees for a payroll period

c)

Taxes based on payroll of a business (required by law)

d)

A fixed sum of money divided among equal pay periods

6.

Withholding allowance

a)

A deductions from total earning for each person legally supported by taxpayer and employer

b)

Total amount earned by all employees for a payroll period

c)

Taxes based on payroll of a business (required by law)

d)

A fixed sum of money divided among equal pay periods

7.

Which one of these is not a way for a Company to do their payroll?

a)

Outsource

b)

Software

c)

Employer does themselves

d)

Employee does it themselves

8.

What form must be provided yearly by your employer to each employee showing the total salary earned and the taxes withheld?

a)

W2

b)

W3

c)

W6

d)

W5

9.

Gross income

a)

Individual earnings after taxes, garnishments and contributions

b)

An individual's income before taxes and adjustments

10.

Net Income

a)

Individual earnings after taxes, garnishments and contributions

b)

An individual's income before taxes and adjustments

11.

Check

a)

Cash

b)

Paper check issued to employer at the end of the pay period

c)

Depositing payroll checks directly into employee's checking or savings account

d)

Computerised cash payments system that transfers funds without the use of checks, currency or paper documents

12.

Automatic Check Deposit

a)

Cash

b)

Paper check issued to employer at the end of the pay period

c)

Depositing payroll checks directly into employee's checking or savings account

d)

Computerised cash payments system that transfers funds without the use of checks, currency or paper documents

13.

Electronic Funds Transfer

a)

Cash

b)

Paper check issued to employer at the end of the pay period

c)

Depositing payroll checks directly into employee's checking or savings account

d)

Computerised cash payments system that transfers funds without the use of checks, currency or paper documents

14.

Payroll Register

a)

Record of commission an employee earns

b)

An accounting form that summarises earnings, deductions and net pay of all employees for one pay period

c)

Form that shows deduction of taxes

d)

A business form used to record details of an employee's earnings and deductions

15.

Employee Earnings Record

a)

Record of commission an employee earns

b)

An accounting form that summarises earnings, deductions and net pay of all employees for one pay period

c)

Form that shows deduction of taxes

d)

A business form used to record details of an employee's earnings and deductions

16.

Commissions Record

a)

Record of commission an employee earns

b)

An accounting form that summarises earnings, deductions and net pay of all employees for one pay period

c)

Form that shows deduction of taxes

d)

A business form used to record details of an employee's earnings and deductions

17.

What does FICA stand for?

a)

Financial Insurance Contributions Act

b)

Financial Insurance Community Act

c)

Federal Income Contributions Act

d)

Federal Insurance Contributions Act

18.

Which of these payroll deductions is a legal requirement?

a)

Health Insurance

b)

Retirement Plan

c)

Federal Income Tax

d)

Union Dues

19.

The total earnings, marital status and number of withholding allowances claimed by an employee determines the federal income tax amount to be withheld.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The taxes withheld from the earnings of a single individual is less that those withheld from married individuals.

a)

True

b)

False