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Payroll Accounting 2024 Landin 34th Edition by Bernard J. Bieg and Bridget
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ChapterC1-7
ChapterC1
WhichCLaw?
1. K
2. H
3. B
4. F
5. I
6. J
7. A
8. D
9. G
10. C
11. E
12. L
WhichCPayrollCLaw?
1. D
2. A
3. F
4. C
5. G
6. J
7. B
8. I
9. E
10. H
What’sCEthical?
1. AnswersCwillCvary.CSomeCconcernsCincludeCdataCprivacyCandCintegrityCinCtheCsoftwareCswi
tchover,CtaxCandCemployeeCpayCintegrityConCtheCnewCsoftware,CandCemployeeCpayCmethods.
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, SMC7-2
2. AnswersCwillCvary.CKarsynCcouldCchooseCtoCignoreCherCsororityCsister’sCrequest,Cclaimin
gCConfidentiality.CSheCcouldCalsoCdiscontinueCactiveCparticipationCinCtheCsorority.CInCanyCca
se,CKarsynCmustCnotCconsentCtoCherCsororityCsister’sCrequestCforCconfidentialCinformation.
ConfidentialCRecords
AsCtheCpayrollCclerk,CyourCtaskCisCtoCprotectCtheCprivacyCandCconfidentialityCofCtheCinformationCyo
uCmaintainCforCtheCcompany.CIfCaCstudentCgroup—
orCanyCpersonnelCasideCfromCtheCcompany’sCpayrollCemployeesCandCofficers—
wishesCtoCreviewCconfidentialCrecords,CyouCshouldCdenyCtheirCrequest.CIfCneeded,CyouCshouldCrefer
theCgroupCtoCyourCdepartment’sCmanagerCtoCdiscussCtheCmatterCinCmoreCdepth.CTheClawsCthatCappl
C
yCtoCthisCsituationCareCtheCPrivacyCActCofC1974,CU.S.CDepartmentCofCHealthCandCHumanCServicesC
PrivacyCActC09-40-0006,CCommon-
LawCPrivacyCAct,CComputerCFraudCandCAbuseCAct,CandCpotentiallyCHIPAA.
LargeCvs.CSmall
1. LargeCcompaniesCfaceCissuesCwithCmultipleCdepartments,CemployeeCaccessCtoConlin
eCpersonnelCportals,CemployeeCdataCsecurity,CandCtimekeepingCaccuracy.
2. ForCsmallCcompanies,CpayrollCprocessingCwillCinvolveCfewerCemployeesCthanCforClarge
rCcompanies.CSmallerCcompaniesCcouldCmaintainCtheirCpayrollCneedsCusingCcompanyCp
ersonnelCbecauseCofCtheClowerCvolumeCofCtransactions.CLargerCcompaniesCneedCtoCcons
iderCtheirCavailableCtrainedCpayrollCaccountantsCandCotherCstaffCtoCdetermineCifCtheyCcan
CreliablyChandleCtheCvolumeCofCpayrollCneedsCinCaCtimelyCandCaccurateCmanner.
WhatCIsCtheCDifference?
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, SMC7-3
a. ManualCpayrollCsystemsCinvolveCtheCuseCofCpaperCandCpencilCrecord-
keepingCorCaCspreadsheetCprogram,CsuchCasCMicrosoftCExcel.CThisCisCmostCappropriateC
forCveryCsmallCfirms.
b. ComputerizedCpayrollCsystemsCcanCbeCusedCbyCanyCcompany,CregardlessCofCsize.CExample
sCofCcomputerizedCsystemsCincludeCQuickBooks,CSageC100,CandCMicrosoftCDynamicsC365C
GP.CTheseCcomputerCpackagesCrangeCinCprice,CdependingConCtheCcompanyCsizeCandCoperat
ionalCscope.
c. OutsourcedCpayrollCinvolvesCtheCengagementCofCaCthirdCpartyCtoCmanageCaCcompany’
sCpayrollCdata,CissueCemployeeCcompensation,CandCprepareCtaxCforms.
d. CertifiedCpayrollCpertainsCtoCcompaniesCwithCemployeesCwhoCworkConCfederalCgovernmen
tCcontracts.CCertifiedCpayrollCensuresCthatCaCcompanyCreportsCpayrollCexpendituresCofCcont
ractuallyCallocatedCmoney.
ANSWERSCTOCEND-OF-
CHAPTERCMATERIALSCREVIEWCQUESTIONS
1. WhatCisCtheCpurposeCofCaCpayrollCsystem?
a. ProvideCforCinternalCandCexternalCreportingCofCemployeeCwagesCandCassociatedCtaxes,C
paymentCofCemployeeCcompensation,CandCmonitoringCofCbenefitsCtoCemployees.CItCals
oCservesCasCaCmeansCofCtrackingClaborCcostsCthatCmanagersCuseCforCdecision-
making,Cbudgeting,CandCplanning.
2. WhatCareCtwoCdifferencesCbetweenClarge-CandCsmall-companyCpayrollCpractices?
a. SmallCcompaniesCwouldChaveCfewerCemployeesCandCreportingCrequirementsCandCwoul
dCbeClessClikelyCtoCbeCrequiredCtoChaveCautomatedCpayrollCsystems.
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, SMC7-4
b. LargeCcompaniesChaveCmoreCemployeesCandCgreaterCdepartmentalization.CThisCincrea
seCinCemployeesCleadsCtoCaChigherClevelCofCcomplexityCinCpayrollCaccounting,Cdisburs
ements,CandCreporting.CLargerCcompaniesCmayCalsoCprovideCIntranetCportalsCforCemplo
yeeCself-
serviceCoptions.CAdditionally,ClargerCcompaniesCmayCneedCadditionalCaccuracyCcheck
s.
3. WhatCisCcertifiedCpayroll?CWhichCcompaniesCmustCuseCit?
a. CertifiedCpayrollCisCaCreportingCrequirementCforCcompaniesCthatCworkCwithCfedera
lCcontractsCthatCareCsubjectCtoCDavis-
BaconCwages.COnlyCthoseCcompaniesCthatChaveCtheseCtypesCofCemployeesCwouldC
beCrequiredCtoCcompleteCaCcertifiedCpayroll.
4. WhyCmightCitCbeCaCgoodCideaCtoCletCemployeesCmanageCtheirCpayrollCrecords?CWhatCareCsom
eCofCtheCpitfalls?
a. AnCadvantageCofCallowingCindividualsCtoCself-
manageCtheirCpayrollCrecordsCwouldCbeCtheCemployeeCwouldCbeCableCtoCanswerCsome
CsimpleCquestionsConCtheirCownCwithoutChavingCtoCcomeCtoCtheCpayrollCaccountantCf
orCanswers.CIfCemployeesChaveCaccessCtoCtheirCpayrollCrecords,CthereCwouldCbeCtheCn
eedCtoCallowCmultipleCaccessCpointsCtoCtheCconfidentialCinformation.CTheseCopenCcha
nnelsCwouldCrequireCsecurityCsettingsCtoCensureCtheCrequirementsCofCconfidentialityC
areCmaintained.
5. WhatCareCtwoCwaysCaCpayrollCsystemCmayCprotectCaCcompanyCinCtheCeventCofCaCvisitCfrom
CaCgovernmentCauditor?
AnswersCmayCvary,CbutCshouldCcontain:
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