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PayrollMConceptMWorkersMStatusM-
MAnswerMFormMSS8MisMtheMIRSMdeterminationMofMEEMorMICMstatus.MReasonalMBasisMT
estMakaMSafeMHarborMRulesMSecM530-
AllsMeeMtoMbeMtreatedMlikeMaMICMforMspecificMreasonsMsuchMasMaMcourtMorder,MIRSM
auditMresults,MAttorneyMorMCPAMadvisement,MorMlongMstandingMindustryMstandardMforMt
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MseeMchartMforMexampleMEEMisMrequiredMtoMcomplyMwithMERMinstructionsMaboutMwhe
nMwhereMandMhowMtoMwork.MICMsetsMownMhoursMdeterminesMownMsequenceMofMwor
k.MFormMW9MrequestMfromMERMonMICMtoMsupplyMFEINMorMSSNMwithMCompanyMName
.MBackupMWithholding-
MSomeMICMareMrequiredMtoMwithholdM24%MofMearningsMthisMisMreportedMonMFormM9
45.MStatutoryMees-
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MEx.MAgentMorMcommissionMdrivers,MFullMtimeMlifeMinsuranceMsalesMpeople,MhomeMwor
kers,MandMtravelingMsalespersons.MStatutoryMNon-EEs-
MQualifyMasMeesMnderMcommonMlawMtest,MbutMtheyMareMtreatedMasMIC.MNoMtaxesM
w/hMfromMpay.MEx:MRealMEstateMagents,MdirectMsellers.MIncomeMmustMbeMdirectlyMrela
tedMtoMsales,MIncomeMreportedMonM1099MBoxM7MNon-EEMcomp.
FLSAM-MAnswerMFLSAM-
MSetsMmin.Mwage.requiresMrecordMkeeping,MplacesMrestrictionsMonMtypesMofMworkMmino
rsMcanMdo.MItMDOESMNOTMgovernMvacation,Msick,MjuryMduty,Mholiday,MlunchMbreaks.MF
reqMofMpayMorMrestrictionsMonMhoursMrequiredMtoMwork.MThisMareaMisMhandledMbyMs
tateMlaw.MFederalMMinMWageM=M7.25Mhour.MOTMHOURS--
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M$455MaMweekMsalaryMorMfeeMbasis.MPrimaryMdutiesMmustMconsistMofMperformingMnon
MmanualMorMofficeMworkMrelatedMtoMtheMgeneralMbusinessMoperations.MORMPermitingM
workMthatMisMdirectlyMrelatedMtoMacademicMinstruction.MTips-
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MOFMPAY-
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MChangeMofMscheduleMbasedMonMbusinessMneed.MokMasMlongMasMeesMareMpaidMforM
OT.MFixedMwklyMsalaryMisMhighMenoughMthatMtheyMdontMfallMbelowMminMwage.MComp
MTimeMPrivateMSector-
MAllowedMasMlongMasMtheMtimeMoffMisMinMtheMsameMpayMperiod.M11/2MhoursMgiven
MforMeverMhourMofMOTMworked.MStateMand/orMGovMworkersMcanMhaveMtheMcompMti
meMratherMthanMOTMpayMif;MtheMEEMagreeesMtoMit,MeesMareMgivenMreasonableMtime
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, veMmustMbeMpaid.MAsMforMpublicMsafetyMees,MtheyMcanMhaveMaMmaxMcompMtimeMof
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MIsMwhnMtheMworkweekMchangesMfromMM-SUNMtoMSUN-
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cutives,Mprofessionals,MlearnedMprofessionals,McreativeMprofessionals,McomputerMprofession
als,MoutsideMsales.MWORKMWEEK-
MdeterminesMtheM7MconsecutiveM24MhourMperiodMandMwhenMOTMisMcalculated.MCOMP
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EmployementMTaxesM-
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9,MfeatureMquestionsMbasedMonMfederalMlawsMandMregulationsMinMeffectMasMofMJanuary
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leMwagesMisMallMcomp.MnotMspecificallyMexcludedMfromMtaxableMincome.MFringeMbenefit
sMareMusualyMtaxable.MSEEMWAGEMBRACKETMMETHODMandMPERCENTAGEMMETHODMtabl
es.MSeeMSUPPLEMENTALMTAXMMethodsMwageMbracketMandMaggregate.MFUTAMWAGEMBA
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ducedMfromM28%MtoM24%MeffectiveMJanuaryM1,M2018.UnderMCodeM§M3406,MpayorsMar
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MRailroadMRetirementMSystemMRailroadMemploymentMtaxesMconsistMofMemployerMandMe
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EEMBenefitsM-MAnswerMTaxableMbenefits-
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MuseMofMcompanyMvehicle,MseveranceMpay,MERMpaidMparkingMgreaterMthanM$245/mo.,M
ERMpaidMcommuterMfeesMinMexcessMofM$245/mo.,MGTLMoverM50,000MandMTips.MNonMT
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(CPP) Part 1 Questions with Answers
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PayrollMConceptMWorkersMStatusM-
MAnswerMFormMSS8MisMtheMIRSMdeterminationMofMEEMorMICMstatus.MReasonalMBasisMT
estMakaMSafeMHarborMRulesMSecM530-
AllsMeeMtoMbeMtreatedMlikeMaMICMforMspecificMreasonsMsuchMasMaMcourtMorder,MIRSM
auditMresults,MAttorneyMorMCPAMadvisement,MorMlongMstandingMindustryMstandardMforMt
hatMjobMrole.MCommonMLawMTest-
MseeMchartMforMexampleMEEMisMrequiredMtoMcomplyMwithMERMinstructionsMaboutMwhe
nMwhereMandMhowMtoMwork.MICMsetsMownMhoursMdeterminesMownMsequenceMofMwor
k.MFormMW9MrequestMfromMERMonMICMtoMsupplyMFEINMorMSSNMwithMCompanyMName
.MBackupMWithholding-
MSomeMICMareMrequiredMtoMwithholdM24%MofMearningsMthisMisMreportedMonMFormM9
45.MStatutoryMees-
MnotMeesMunderMtheMcommonMlawMtestMbutMareMtreatedMlikeMeesMforMtaxMpurposes.
MEx.MAgentMorMcommissionMdrivers,MFullMtimeMlifeMinsuranceMsalesMpeople,MhomeMwor
kers,MandMtravelingMsalespersons.MStatutoryMNon-EEs-
MQualifyMasMeesMnderMcommonMlawMtest,MbutMtheyMareMtreatedMasMIC.MNoMtaxesM
w/hMfromMpay.MEx:MRealMEstateMagents,MdirectMsellers.MIncomeMmustMbeMdirectlyMrela
tedMtoMsales,MIncomeMreportedMonM1099MBoxM7MNon-EEMcomp.
FLSAM-MAnswerMFLSAM-
MSetsMmin.Mwage.requiresMrecordMkeeping,MplacesMrestrictionsMonMtypesMofMworkMmino
rsMcanMdo.MItMDOESMNOTMgovernMvacation,Msick,MjuryMduty,Mholiday,MlunchMbreaks.MF
reqMofMpayMorMrestrictionsMonMhoursMrequiredMtoMwork.MThisMareaMisMhandledMbyMs
tateMlaw.MFederalMMinMWageM=M7.25Mhour.MOTMHOURS--
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M$455MaMweekMsalaryMorMfeeMbasis.MPrimaryMdutiesMmustMconsistMofMperformingMnon
MmanualMorMofficeMworkMrelatedMtoMtheMgeneralMbusinessMoperations.MORMPermitingM
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stMalsoMreceiveM$30MinMtipsMperMmonth.MTIPMCREDIT-
M5.12MallowedMcreditMbyMtheMemployerMwhenMtipsMareMatMleastM5.12/hr.MREGMRATE
MOFMPAY-
McalculationMisMRegMrateMofMpay=totalMregMpayMdividedMbyM#MofMhoursMworked.MFlu
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MChangeMofMscheduleMbasedMonMbusinessMneed.MokMasMlongMasMeesMareMpaidMforM
OT.MFixedMwklyMsalaryMisMhighMenoughMthatMtheyMdontMfallMbelowMminMwage.MComp
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MAllowedMasMlongMasMtheMtimeMoffMisMinMtheMsameMpayMperiod.M11/2MhoursMgiven
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M480MandM320MOTMhrsMcomp.MCHANGINGMWORKMWEEK-
MIsMwhnMtheMworkweekMchangesMfromMM-SUNMtoMSUN-
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cutives,Mprofessionals,MlearnedMprofessionals,McreativeMprofessionals,McomputerMprofession
als,MoutsideMsales.MWORKMWEEK-
MdeterminesMtheM7MconsecutiveM24MhourMperiodMandMwhenMOTMisMcalculated.MCOMP
ENSABLEMTIME-MNonMEx.MeesMmustMbe
EmployementMTaxesM-
MAnswerMExamsMadministeredMfromMSeptemberM15,M2018MthroughMSeptemberM13,M201
9,MfeatureMquestionsMbasedMonMfederalMlawsMandMregulationsMinMeffectMasMofMJanuary
M1,M2018.MFITMallMemployeesMareMsubjectMtoMFIT.MERMareMresponsibleMtoMpay.MTaxab
leMwagesMisMallMcomp.MnotMspecificallyMexcludedMfromMtaxableMincome.MFringeMbenefit
sMareMusualyMtaxable.MSEEMWAGEMBRACKETMMETHODMandMPERCENTAGEMMETHODMtabl
es.MSeeMSUPPLEMENTALMTAXMMethodsMwageMbracketMandMaggregate.MFUTAMWAGEMBA
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orMdisabiltyMpaidMmoreMthanM6MmonthsMafterMtheMlastMmonthMofMemploy.MWorkersM
compMpay,MpaymentsMtoMCafeM124Mplan,MnonMcashMpayments,MqualifiedMmovingMexpe
nses,MdealthMorMdisabilyMpayments,MeduMreimb.,MGTL,MmealsMandMlodging,MwagesMpaid
MafterMdeath,MtipsMnotMreportedMtoMER.MSSMWageMbaseMisM128,400MandMisM6.2%Mof
Mearnings.MERMpayMmatch.MMEDICARE-
ThereMisMnoMlimitMonMtheMamountMofMwagesMsubjectMtoMtheMotherMportionMofMthe
MFICAMtax,MtheM1.45%MMedicareMtaxMadditionalM.9%MmustMbeMw/hMfromMtheMeeMfor
MtaxableMearningsMoverM200,000.MERMdoesMnotMmatch.MBackupMwithholdingMrequiremen
ts-
MBackupMWithholdingMRateMDropsMinM2018.MAsMaMresultMofMtheMrecentlyMpassedMtax
MreformMbill,MtheMTaxMCutsMandMJobsMAct,MtheMbackupMwithholdingMrateMwillMbeMre
ducedMfromM28%MtoM24%MeffectiveMJanuaryM1,M2018.UnderMCodeM§M3406,MpayorsMar
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MRailroadMRetirementMSystemMRailroadMemploymentMtaxesMconsistMofMemployerMandMe
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EEMBenefitsM-MAnswerMTaxableMbenefits-
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