SOLUTION MANUAL Payroll Accounting 2024,
34th Edition by Bernard J. Bieg Verified
Chapters 1 - 7, Complete
, CONTENTS
Chapter371:37The37Need37for37Payroll37and37Personnel37Records
Chapter372:37Computing37Wages37and37Salaries
Chapter373:37Social37Security37Taxes
Chapter374:37Income37Tax37Withholding
Chapter375:37Unemployment37Compensation37Taxes
Chapter376:37Analyzing37and37Journalizing37Payroll
Chapter377:37Payroll37Project
,Chapter 1 37
Which37Law?
1.3 7 3 7 K
2.3 7 3 7 H
3.3 7 3 7 B
4.3 7 3 7 F
5.3 7 3 7 I
6.3 7 3 7 J
7.3 7 3 7 A
8.3 7 3 7 D
9.3 7 3 7 G
10.37C
11.37E
12.37L
Which37Payroll37Law?
1. D
2. A
3. F
4. C
5. G
6. J
7. B
8. I
9. E
10. H
What’s37Ethical?
1. Answers37will37vary.37Some37concerns37include37data37privacy37and37integri
ty37in37the37software37switchover,37tax37and37employee37pay37integrity37on37th
e37new37software,37and37employee37pay37methods.
, 2. Answers37will37vary.37Karsyn37could37choose37to37ignore37her37sorority37sister’s37
request,37claiming37Confidentiality.37She37could37also37discontinue37active37partici
pation37in37the37sorority.37In37any37case,37Karsyn37must37not37consent37to37her37sor
ority37sister’s37request37for37confidential37information.
Confidential37Records
As37the37payroll37clerk,37your37task37is37to37protect37the37privacy37and37confidentiality37
of37the37information37youmaintain37for37the37company.37If37a37student37group—
or37any37personnel37aside37from37the37company’s37payroll37employees37and37officers—
wishes37to37review37confidential37records,37you37should37deny37their37request.37If37need
ed,37you37should37refer37the37group37to37your37department’s37manager37to37discuss37th
e37matterin37more37depth.37The37laws37that37apply37to37this37situation37are37the37Privac
y37Act37of371974,37U.S.37Departmentof37Health37and37Human37Services37Privacy37Act370
9-40-0006,37Common-
Law37Privacy37Act,37Computer37Fraud37and37Abuse37Act,37and37potentially37HIPAA.
Large37vs.37Small
1. Large37companies37face37issues37with37multiple37departments,37employee
37access37to37onlinepersonnel37portals,37employee37data37security,37and37
timekeeping37accuracy.
2. For37small37companies,37payroll37processing37will37involve37fewer37employees3
7than37for37larger37companies.37Smaller37companies37could37maintain37their37p
ayroll37needs37using37company37personnel37because37of37the37lower37volume3
34th Edition by Bernard J. Bieg Verified
Chapters 1 - 7, Complete
, CONTENTS
Chapter371:37The37Need37for37Payroll37and37Personnel37Records
Chapter372:37Computing37Wages37and37Salaries
Chapter373:37Social37Security37Taxes
Chapter374:37Income37Tax37Withholding
Chapter375:37Unemployment37Compensation37Taxes
Chapter376:37Analyzing37and37Journalizing37Payroll
Chapter377:37Payroll37Project
,Chapter 1 37
Which37Law?
1.3 7 3 7 K
2.3 7 3 7 H
3.3 7 3 7 B
4.3 7 3 7 F
5.3 7 3 7 I
6.3 7 3 7 J
7.3 7 3 7 A
8.3 7 3 7 D
9.3 7 3 7 G
10.37C
11.37E
12.37L
Which37Payroll37Law?
1. D
2. A
3. F
4. C
5. G
6. J
7. B
8. I
9. E
10. H
What’s37Ethical?
1. Answers37will37vary.37Some37concerns37include37data37privacy37and37integri
ty37in37the37software37switchover,37tax37and37employee37pay37integrity37on37th
e37new37software,37and37employee37pay37methods.
, 2. Answers37will37vary.37Karsyn37could37choose37to37ignore37her37sorority37sister’s37
request,37claiming37Confidentiality.37She37could37also37discontinue37active37partici
pation37in37the37sorority.37In37any37case,37Karsyn37must37not37consent37to37her37sor
ority37sister’s37request37for37confidential37information.
Confidential37Records
As37the37payroll37clerk,37your37task37is37to37protect37the37privacy37and37confidentiality37
of37the37information37youmaintain37for37the37company.37If37a37student37group—
or37any37personnel37aside37from37the37company’s37payroll37employees37and37officers—
wishes37to37review37confidential37records,37you37should37deny37their37request.37If37need
ed,37you37should37refer37the37group37to37your37department’s37manager37to37discuss37th
e37matterin37more37depth.37The37laws37that37apply37to37this37situation37are37the37Privac
y37Act37of371974,37U.S.37Departmentof37Health37and37Human37Services37Privacy37Act370
9-40-0006,37Common-
Law37Privacy37Act,37Computer37Fraud37and37Abuse37Act,37and37potentially37HIPAA.
Large37vs.37Small
1. Large37companies37face37issues37with37multiple37departments,37employee
37access37to37onlinepersonnel37portals,37employee37data37security,37and37
timekeeping37accuracy.
2. For37small37companies,37payroll37processing37will37involve37fewer37employees3
7than37for37larger37companies.37Smaller37companies37could37maintain37their37p
ayroll37needs37using37company37personnel37because37of37the37lower37volume3
