Questions from Payroll Accounting

Q: Project labor agreements (PLAs) are used in certain states to

Project labor agreements (PLAs) are used in certain states to promote pay and benefit equity for construction workers. Specifically, PLAs ensure that construction workers who choose not to join a unio...

Q: You have been hired as a consultant for Semiva Productions, a

You have been hired as a consultant for Semiva Productions, a company facing an IRS audit of their accounting records. During your review, you notice anomalies in the payroll system involving overpaym...

Q: Louis Trivaldi is a Vice President of Sales at Fields Brothers Autos

Louis Trivaldi is a Vice President of Sales at Fields Brothers Autos and earns a salary of $59,000. What is Louis’s period pay for each of the following pay frequencies:

Q: You are the new payroll supervisor for your company. Which payroll

You are the new payroll supervisor for your company. Which payroll documentation control procedures are now your responsibility?

Q: Leona Figueroa is a new employee in the payroll department of Octolium

Leona Figueroa is a new employee in the payroll department of Octolium Computers. After working at the company for one week, she asks you why it is so important to submit new hire documentation. What...

Q: Aaron Tallchief is a citizen of the Northern Pomo Indian Nation.

Aaron Tallchief is a citizen of the Northern Pomo Indian Nation. In completing his I-9, he provides an official Northern Pomo Nation birth certificate to establish identification and employment eligib...

Q: Maria Rupert is the payroll supervisor at All Family Investments. Management

Maria Rupert is the payroll supervisor at All Family Investments. Management is requesting to have the investment salespeople, who are paid on an hourly basis, be classified as exempt employees becaus...

Q: Twinte Cars, a California corporation, has internal corporate requirements that

Twinte Cars, a California corporation, has internal corporate requirements that stipulate a three-year payroll document retention period. They enter into a contract with an international company that...

Q: Ted McCormick is a full-time life insurance agent with Centixo

Ted McCormick is a full-time life insurance agent with Centixo Insurance, a small insurance company. The company has classified him as an employee, and he feels that he should be classified as an inde...

Q: Brian Packer worked the following schedule: Monday, 9 hours;

Brian Packer worked the following schedule: Monday, 9 hours; Tuesday, 7 hours 30 minutes; Wednesday, 8 hours 48 minutes; Thursday, 8 hours 25 minutes; Friday, 8 hours. The employer pays overtime for a...