SOLUTION MANUAL
Payroll Accounting 2024, 34th Edition
by Bernard J. Bieg, Bridget Stomberg
Verified Chapters 1 - 7, Complete
, CONTENTS
➢ Chapter 1: The Need for Payroll and Personnel Records
➢ Chapter 2: Computing Wages and Salaries
➢ Chapter 3: Social Security Taxes
➢ Chapter 4: Income Tax Withholding
➢ Chapter 5: Unemployment Compensation Taxes
➢ Chapter 6: Analyzing and Journalizing Payroll
➢ Chapter 7: Payroll Project
,Chapter 1
Which Law?
1. K
2. H
3. B
4. F
5. I
6. J
7. A
8. D
9. G
10. C
11. E
12. L
Which Payroll Law?
1. D
2. A
3. F
4. C
5. G
6. J
7. B
8. I
9. E
10. H
What’s Ethical?
1. Answers will vary. Some concerns include data privacy and integrity in the
software switchover, tax and employee pay integrity on the new software, and
employee pay methods.
, 2. Answers swill svary. sKarsyn scould schoose sto signore sher ssorority ssister’s
srequest, sclaiming sConfidentiality. sShe scould salso sdiscontinue sactive
sparticipation sin sthe ssorority. sIn sany scase, sKarsyn smust snot sconsent sto sher
ssorority ssister’s srequest sfor sconfidential sinformation.
Confidential sRecords
As sthe spayroll sclerk, syour stask sis sto sprotect sthe sprivacy sand sconfidentiality sof sthe
sinformation syousmaintain sfor sthe scompany. sIf sa sstudent sgroup—or sany spersonnel
saside sfrom sthe scompany’s spayroll semployees sand sofficers—wishes sto sreview
sconfidential srecords, syou sshould sdeny stheir srequest. sIf sneeded, syou sshould srefer
sthe sgroup sto syour sdepartment’s smanager sto sdiscuss sthe smattersin smore sdepth. sThe
slaws sthat sapply sto sthis ssituation sare sthe sPrivacy sAct sof s1974, sU.S. sDepartmentsof
sHealth sand sHuman sServices sPrivacy sAct s09-40-0006, sCommon-Law sPrivacy sAct,
sComputer sFraud sand sAbuse sAct, sand spotentially sHIPAA.
Large svs. sSmall
1. Large scompanies sface sissues swith smultiple sdepartments, semployee
saccess sto sonlinespersonnel sportals, semployee sdata ssecurity, sand
stimekeeping saccuracy.
2. For ssmall scompanies, spayroll sprocessing swill sinvolve sfewer semployees sthan
sfor slarger scompanies. sSmaller scompanies scould smaintain stheir spayroll
sneeds susing scompany spersonnel sbecause sof sthe slower svolume sof
Payroll Accounting 2024, 34th Edition
by Bernard J. Bieg, Bridget Stomberg
Verified Chapters 1 - 7, Complete
, CONTENTS
➢ Chapter 1: The Need for Payroll and Personnel Records
➢ Chapter 2: Computing Wages and Salaries
➢ Chapter 3: Social Security Taxes
➢ Chapter 4: Income Tax Withholding
➢ Chapter 5: Unemployment Compensation Taxes
➢ Chapter 6: Analyzing and Journalizing Payroll
➢ Chapter 7: Payroll Project
,Chapter 1
Which Law?
1. K
2. H
3. B
4. F
5. I
6. J
7. A
8. D
9. G
10. C
11. E
12. L
Which Payroll Law?
1. D
2. A
3. F
4. C
5. G
6. J
7. B
8. I
9. E
10. H
What’s Ethical?
1. Answers will vary. Some concerns include data privacy and integrity in the
software switchover, tax and employee pay integrity on the new software, and
employee pay methods.
, 2. Answers swill svary. sKarsyn scould schoose sto signore sher ssorority ssister’s
srequest, sclaiming sConfidentiality. sShe scould salso sdiscontinue sactive
sparticipation sin sthe ssorority. sIn sany scase, sKarsyn smust snot sconsent sto sher
ssorority ssister’s srequest sfor sconfidential sinformation.
Confidential sRecords
As sthe spayroll sclerk, syour stask sis sto sprotect sthe sprivacy sand sconfidentiality sof sthe
sinformation syousmaintain sfor sthe scompany. sIf sa sstudent sgroup—or sany spersonnel
saside sfrom sthe scompany’s spayroll semployees sand sofficers—wishes sto sreview
sconfidential srecords, syou sshould sdeny stheir srequest. sIf sneeded, syou sshould srefer
sthe sgroup sto syour sdepartment’s smanager sto sdiscuss sthe smattersin smore sdepth. sThe
slaws sthat sapply sto sthis ssituation sare sthe sPrivacy sAct sof s1974, sU.S. sDepartmentsof
sHealth sand sHuman sServices sPrivacy sAct s09-40-0006, sCommon-Law sPrivacy sAct,
sComputer sFraud sand sAbuse sAct, sand spotentially sHIPAA.
Large svs. sSmall
1. Large scompanies sface sissues swith smultiple sdepartments, semployee
saccess sto sonlinespersonnel sportals, semployee sdata ssecurity, sand
stimekeeping saccuracy.
2. For ssmall scompanies, spayroll sprocessing swill sinvolve sfewer semployees sthan
sfor slarger scompanies. sSmaller scompanies scould smaintain stheir spayroll
sneeds susing scompany spersonnel sbecause sof sthe slower svolume sof
