Payroll Accounting 2017 3rd Edition Landin Test Bank
Payroll Accounting 2017 3rd Edition Landin Test Bank
Payroll Accounting 2017 3rd Edition Landin Test Bank
True False
2. Federal income tax, Medicare tax, and Social Security tax amounts withheld from employee pay are
matched by amounts paid by the employer.
True False
3. The amount of federal income tax decreases as the number of allowances increases.
True False
4. The wage-bracket of determining federal tax withholding yields more accurate amounts than the
percentage method.
True False
5. Social Security tax has a wage base, which is the minimum amount an employee must earn before they will
have the Social Security tax deduction.
True False
6. The regular Medicare tax deduction is 1.45% for employee and employer and must be paid by all
employees.
True False
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7. A firm has headquarters in Indiana, but has offices in California and Utah. For employee taxation purposes, it
may choose which of those three states income tax laws it wishes to use.
True False
8. Garnishments are court-ordered amounts that an employer must withhold from an employee's pre-tax pay
and remit to the appropriate authority.
True False
True False
10. The use of paycards as a means of transmitting employee pay began in the 1990s with over-the-road
drivers out of a need to transmit funds reliably on payday.
True False
11. Which of the following deductions may be taken on a pre-tax basis (Select all that apply)?
A. Cafeteria plan
B. Garnishments
C. Health insurance
D. Retirement plan
12. Which Act extended health care benefits to employee dependents until age 26?
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13. Which of the following guidelines does the IRS use to evaluate the tax treatment of supplemental health
insurance?
14. If a firm has fewer than 100 employees, which of the following is true?
15. Which of the following may be included as part of an employee's Section 125 "cafeteria" plan?
A. Medical expenses
B. Tuition expenses
C. Meal expenses
D. Moving expenses
16. Health Savings Accounts may be used as pre-tax deductions for which type of costs (Select all that apply)?
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18. Which of the following is used in the determination of the amount of federal income tax to be withheld
from an employee per pay period?
A. Date of
birth
B. Annual salary
C. Marital status
D. Prior year's tax return
19. What role does the employer play regarding an employee's federal withholding tax?
A. Collector and
depositor
B. Reporter and depositor
C. Collector and verifier
D. Verifier and
reporter
20. Amity is an employee with a period gross pay of $2,000. She elects to have 3% of her gross pay withheld for
her 401(k) contribution. What will be her taxable income be for federal income taxes?
A. $2,000
B. $1,970
C. $1,940
D. $1,910
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21. Max earned $1,019.55 during the most recent semimonthly pay period. He is single with 1 withholding
allowance and has no pre-tax deductions. Using the following table, how much should be withheld for
federal income tax?
A. $118.00
B. $94.00
C. $96.00
D. $93.00
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22. Trish earned $1,734.90 during the most recent semimonthly pay period. She is married and has 3
withholding allowances and has no pre-tax deductions. Based on the following table, how much should
be withheld from her gross pay for federal income tax?
A. $91.00
B. $89.00
C. $95.00
D. $69.00
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