Solution Manual for Payroll Accounting 2024, 34th Edition by Bernard J. Bieg, Bridget Stomberg, Chapters 1 - 7, Complete Verified Newest Version

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, CONTENTS

 Chapter 1: The Need for Payroll and Personnel Records
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 Chapter 2: Computing Wages and Salaries
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 Chapter 3: Social Security Taxes
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 Chapter 4: Income Tax Withholding
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 Chapter 5: Unemployment Compensation Taxes
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 Chapter 6: Analyzing and Journalizing Payroll
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 Chapter 7: Payroll Project
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,Chapter 1 x@




Which Law? x@




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?
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1. D
2. A
3. F
4. C
5. G
6. J
7. B
8. I
9. E
10. H

What’s Ethical? x@




1. Answers will vary. Some concerns include data privacy and integrity in the softw
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are switchover, tax and employee pay integrity on the new software, and employe
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e pay methods.
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, 2. Answers will vary. Karsyn could choose to ignore her sorority sister’s request,
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claimingConfidentiality. She could also discontinue active participation in the sor
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ority. In any case,Karsyn must not consent to her sorority sister’s request for con
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Confidential Records x@




As the payroll clerk, your task is to protect the privacy and confidentiality of the infor
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mation youmaintain for the company. If a student group—
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or any personnel aside from the company’s payroll employees and officers—
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wishes to review confidential records, you should deny their request. If needed, you s
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hould refer the group to your department’s manager to discuss the matterin more de
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pth. The laws that apply to this situation are the Privacy Act of 1974, U.S. Department
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of Health and Human Services Privacy Act 09-40-0006, Common-
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Law Privacy Act, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and potentially HIPAA.
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Large vs. Small
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1. Large companies face issues with multiple departments, employee access
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@ to onlinepersonnel portals, employee data security, and timekeeping acc
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uracy.

2. For small companies, payroll processing will involve fewer employees than f
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or larger companies. Smaller companies could maintain their payroll needs u
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sing company personnel because of the lower volume of transactions. Large
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