ADP PAYROLL SPECIALIST CORE MAIN EXAMS
SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Personnel Change Report - ✔✔Changes made to the employee masterfile this
payroll
✔✔Statement of Pay Report - ✔✔lists lien payments made on your behalf by ADP
✔✔Quarterly Tax Verification Letter - ✔✔sent to verify vital qtr/yr end information
✔✔Where are Company options defaults in ADP - ✔✔Setup- Payroll-Company Options
(standard hours)
✔✔System Options for all companies are set up where - ✔✔Setup-Tools-System
Options (assign file numbers to employees)
✔✔Custom Business Rules - ✔✔Setup-Tools-Custom Business Rules, high level of
checks and balances for specific or all company codes
✔✔Company-Level Check Message - ✔✔Process-Payroll-Payroll cycle- Edit schedule-
Pay statement Message Message for all employees for the current payroll only
, ✔✔Employee-Level Check Message - ✔✔People-Pay-Pay Profile- Other pay settings-
check controls
✔✔Advanced Features - ✔✔Add values to your validation tables, date map special
fields, modify your custom paydata templates
✔✔Validation Table - ✔✔contains the data that make up the selection lists for many of
the fields in ADP
✔✔Date Mapping - ✔✔Setup-Payroll-Date Mapping ADP initially sets up #1-3 Hire, Birth
and Termination Dates. All dates are for all company codes and employees
✔✔Payroll Scheduled Report - ✔✔When delivery and End date sent mid-month last
quarter of the year or Process-Payroll-Payroll Schedule-Payroll Cycle-Edit Schedule
✔✔Payroll Transmittal - ✔✔For NEXT payroll's week numbers
✔✔The Quarter & Year-End - ✔✔Resource on The Bridge- type in hotspot= relevant
reminders and info. Bonus or other payroll options, error notification schedule, qualified
pension employee coding, adjustment deadlines, avail ADP features/options and
reporting changes
✔✔Tasks to complete using The Quarter & Year-End - ✔✔Review new Items and
identify adjustments
✔✔Communications from ADP - ✔✔1 during each Q1 and 4 during Q4 to close out
current year and prep for upcoming year
✔✔Quarterly Tax Verification Letter - ✔✔1) pay period ending date, pay date, week
number of last payroll of the quarter 2) Federal tax id and employer type 3)Legal
company and address that prints on reports 4)Special comp options and company
features 5)State/SUI id numbers and experience rating % 6)Tax filing service options
✔✔Payroll Checklist for EACH payroll - ✔✔Verify paydate and period ending date are
correct, All ee have correct ss# on file, all manual and voided payroll checks were
entered on a payroll, entered third-party sick pay info, all ee have positive wages on the
Master Control (except for other comp), all ee qtr to date wages are less or equal to ytd
wages on Master Control, accum fig for other comp displays as a negative, special
comp option accum display on the Master Control
✔✔Quarter-End Checklist - ✔✔Verified and Return the Quarterly Tax verification letter
to ADP, notified ADP with any new tax jurisdiction info, verified that the quarter closing
dates ADP has are accurate,reviewed The Quarter & Year-End, entered all adj prior to
the processing of the last payroll of the qtr
SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Personnel Change Report - ✔✔Changes made to the employee masterfile this
payroll
✔✔Statement of Pay Report - ✔✔lists lien payments made on your behalf by ADP
✔✔Quarterly Tax Verification Letter - ✔✔sent to verify vital qtr/yr end information
✔✔Where are Company options defaults in ADP - ✔✔Setup- Payroll-Company Options
(standard hours)
✔✔System Options for all companies are set up where - ✔✔Setup-Tools-System
Options (assign file numbers to employees)
✔✔Custom Business Rules - ✔✔Setup-Tools-Custom Business Rules, high level of
checks and balances for specific or all company codes
✔✔Company-Level Check Message - ✔✔Process-Payroll-Payroll cycle- Edit schedule-
Pay statement Message Message for all employees for the current payroll only
, ✔✔Employee-Level Check Message - ✔✔People-Pay-Pay Profile- Other pay settings-
check controls
✔✔Advanced Features - ✔✔Add values to your validation tables, date map special
fields, modify your custom paydata templates
✔✔Validation Table - ✔✔contains the data that make up the selection lists for many of
the fields in ADP
✔✔Date Mapping - ✔✔Setup-Payroll-Date Mapping ADP initially sets up #1-3 Hire, Birth
and Termination Dates. All dates are for all company codes and employees
✔✔Payroll Scheduled Report - ✔✔When delivery and End date sent mid-month last
quarter of the year or Process-Payroll-Payroll Schedule-Payroll Cycle-Edit Schedule
✔✔Payroll Transmittal - ✔✔For NEXT payroll's week numbers
✔✔The Quarter & Year-End - ✔✔Resource on The Bridge- type in hotspot= relevant
reminders and info. Bonus or other payroll options, error notification schedule, qualified
pension employee coding, adjustment deadlines, avail ADP features/options and
reporting changes
✔✔Tasks to complete using The Quarter & Year-End - ✔✔Review new Items and
identify adjustments
✔✔Communications from ADP - ✔✔1 during each Q1 and 4 during Q4 to close out
current year and prep for upcoming year
✔✔Quarterly Tax Verification Letter - ✔✔1) pay period ending date, pay date, week
number of last payroll of the quarter 2) Federal tax id and employer type 3)Legal
company and address that prints on reports 4)Special comp options and company
features 5)State/SUI id numbers and experience rating % 6)Tax filing service options
✔✔Payroll Checklist for EACH payroll - ✔✔Verify paydate and period ending date are
correct, All ee have correct ss# on file, all manual and voided payroll checks were
entered on a payroll, entered third-party sick pay info, all ee have positive wages on the
Master Control (except for other comp), all ee qtr to date wages are less or equal to ytd
wages on Master Control, accum fig for other comp displays as a negative, special
comp option accum display on the Master Control
✔✔Quarter-End Checklist - ✔✔Verified and Return the Quarterly Tax verification letter
to ADP, notified ADP with any new tax jurisdiction info, verified that the quarter closing
dates ADP has are accurate,reviewed The Quarter & Year-End, entered all adj prior to
the processing of the last payroll of the qtr
