SOLUTION MANUAL
Payroll Accounting 2026, 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. AnswersAwillAvary.ASomeAconcernsAincludeAdataAprivacyAandAintegrityAinAtheAsoftwar
eAswitchover,AtaxAandAemployeeApayAintegrityAonAtheAnewAsoftware,AandAemployeeApa
yAmethods.
, 2. AnswersAwillAvary.AKarsynAcouldAchooseAtoAignoreAherAsororityAsister’sArequest,Acla
imingAConfidentiality.ASheAcouldAalsoAdiscontinueAactiveAparticipationAinAtheAsorority
.AInAanyAcase,AKarsynAmustAnotAconsentAtoAherAsororityAsister’sArequestAforAconfidenti
alAinformation.
ConfidentialARecords
AsAtheApayrollAclerk,AyourAtaskAisAtoAprotectAtheAprivacyAandAconfidentialityAofAtheAinformat
ionAyouAmaintainAforAtheAcompany.AIfAaAstudentAgroup—
orAanyApersonnelAasideAfromAtheAcompany’sApayrollAemployeesAandAofficers—
wishesAtoAreviewAconfidentialArecords,AyouAshouldAdenyAtheirArequest.AIfAneeded,AyouAsho
uldAreferAtheAgroupAtoAyourAdepartment’sAmanagerAtoAdiscussAtheAmatterAinAmoreAdepth.AT
heAlawsAthatAapplyAtoAthisAsituationAareAtheAPrivacyAActAofA1974,AU.S.ADepartmentAofAHealth
andAHumanAServicesAPrivacyAActA09-40-0006,ACommon-
A
LawAPrivacyAAct,AComputerAFraudAandAAbuseAAct,AandApotentiallyAHIPAA.
LargeAvs.ASmall
1. LargeAcompaniesAfaceAissuesAwithAmultipleAdepartments,AemployeeAaccessAt
oAonlineApersonnelAportals,AemployeeAdataAsecurity,AandAtimekeepingAaccura
cy.
2. ForAsmallAcompanies,ApayrollAprocessingAwillAinvolveAfewerAemployeesAthanAforA
largerAcompanies.ASmallerAcompaniesAcouldAmaintainAtheirApayrollAneedsAusing
companyApersonnelAbecauseAofAtheAlowerAvolumeAofAtransactions.ALargerAcom
A
Payroll Accounting 2026, 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. AnswersAwillAvary.ASomeAconcernsAincludeAdataAprivacyAandAintegrityAinAtheAsoftwar
eAswitchover,AtaxAandAemployeeApayAintegrityAonAtheAnewAsoftware,AandAemployeeApa
yAmethods.
, 2. AnswersAwillAvary.AKarsynAcouldAchooseAtoAignoreAherAsororityAsister’sArequest,Acla
imingAConfidentiality.ASheAcouldAalsoAdiscontinueAactiveAparticipationAinAtheAsorority
.AInAanyAcase,AKarsynAmustAnotAconsentAtoAherAsororityAsister’sArequestAforAconfidenti
alAinformation.
ConfidentialARecords
AsAtheApayrollAclerk,AyourAtaskAisAtoAprotectAtheAprivacyAandAconfidentialityAofAtheAinformat
ionAyouAmaintainAforAtheAcompany.AIfAaAstudentAgroup—
orAanyApersonnelAasideAfromAtheAcompany’sApayrollAemployeesAandAofficers—
wishesAtoAreviewAconfidentialArecords,AyouAshouldAdenyAtheirArequest.AIfAneeded,AyouAsho
uldAreferAtheAgroupAtoAyourAdepartment’sAmanagerAtoAdiscussAtheAmatterAinAmoreAdepth.AT
heAlawsAthatAapplyAtoAthisAsituationAareAtheAPrivacyAActAofA1974,AU.S.ADepartmentAofAHealth
andAHumanAServicesAPrivacyAActA09-40-0006,ACommon-
A
LawAPrivacyAAct,AComputerAFraudAandAAbuseAAct,AandApotentiallyAHIPAA.
LargeAvs.ASmall
1. LargeAcompaniesAfaceAissuesAwithAmultipleAdepartments,AemployeeAaccessAt
oAonlineApersonnelAportals,AemployeeAdataAsecurity,AandAtimekeepingAaccura
cy.
2. ForAsmallAcompanies,ApayrollAprocessingAwillAinvolveAfewerAemployeesAthanAforA
largerAcompanies.ASmallerAcompaniesAcouldAmaintainAtheirApayrollAneedsAusing
companyApersonnelAbecauseAofAtheAlowerAvolumeAofAtransactions.ALargerAcom
A
