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Payroll Basics Game 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Education Code 45167 requires employers to provide employees corrected payments to errors in payroll...

a)

Within 10 days

b)

Within 5 workdays

c)

Within 5 business days

d)

Within 5 calendar days

2.

When terminating an employee Labor Code 220...

a)

Requires payment upon termination

b)

Allows employers to decide when to pay final payment

c)

Exempts school districts from Labor Code 201 and allows final pay on next available payroll cycle

d)

Allows employer to not pay the employee any additional pay

3.

For a Certificated retroactive payment, what calculation method should be used?

a)

STRS calculation

b)

Difference in pay rates

c)

Average differences

d)

Rounded difference in pay rates

4.

An employee is considered a LATE start if...

a)

Employed after recruitment faire

b)

Employed first day of contract year

c)

Employed day before first day of contract

d)

Employed after first day of contract year

5.

Classified service employees are entitled to:

a)

No other days besides their paid days

b)

Paid workdays plus all required holidays per Ed Codes

c)

Paid workdays plus all required vacation days per Ed Codes

d)

Paid workdays plus all required holidays and vacation days per Ed Codes

6.

Overtime pay is allowed for:

a)

Exempt employees

b)

Non-exempt employees

c)

All employees

d)

No employees of the education system

7.

Overtime regular rate of pay is calculated by using:

a)

Base pay only

b)

Base pay plus stipends

c)

Base pay plus stipends and cash-in-lieu benefits

d)

Pay rate for position / duties that the overtime was earned while performing

8.

The employee’s total straight-time wages for the workweek at all applicable rates of pay are divided by the total hours worked at all jobs performed is the definition of:

a)

Weighted Average

b)

Regular rate of pay

c)

Pay Rate

d)

Earnings

9.

The three types of Employee Deductions are:

a)

Whatever the employee wants; employer deductions; retirement payments

b)

Voluntary, Statutory, Involuntary

c)

Taxes, Health, TSAs

d)

Taxes, Health, Union Dues

10.

Which IRS form determines how an employer is to treat the employee’s payroll tax withholdings?

a)

Form W-9

b)

Form 1099

c)

Form W-5

d)

Form W-4

11.

Can an employee claim Exempt only from state payroll tax withholdings?

a)

Yes, if they did not owe any taxes to federal and state in previous tax year

b)

No, they must have claimed exempt on the federal form W-4

c)

No, the employee must have state payroll tax withholdings taken

d)

Maybe

12.

Are school employers required to withhold State Disability Income (SDI) Tax?

a)

No, SDI is not a statutory deduction for school employers, unless the employer contracted with the state

b)

Yes, all employers in CA must withhold SDI tax

c)

No, never

d)

None of the above

13.

When are payroll taxes owed?

a)

When the employee earns the pay

b)

When the employee is paid the earnings

c)

At the beginning of the calendar year

d)

When the employee is hired

14.

For Certificated Leave under the Sub Dock Ed Code 44977, the employee is:

a)

Docked 50% of their earnings

b)

Docked the sub rate regardless of hiring a sub or not

c)

Not docked any earnings

d)

Docked sub rate if a sub is hired into the position, otherwise no dock occurs

15.

For Classified Leave under the Sub Dock Ed Code 45196, the employee is...

a)

Docked 50% of their earnings

b)

Docked the sub rate regardless of hiring a sub or not

c)

Not docked any earnings

d)

Docked sub rate if a sub is hired into the position, otherwise no dock occurs