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Questions 4

An employee earns $40,000 annually. claiming single with no entries on lines 2,3, or 4 on her 2020 form W4, she contributes $6,000 annually to her 401k. How much must be withheld for federal income tax, social security, and or medicare tax on contribution?

Options:

A.

$0

B.

$459

C.

$918

D.

$1,779

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Questions 5

Under which type of plans are employee contributions subject to social security and medicare taxes?

Options:

A.

401k only

B.

403b only

C.

457b only

D.

401k, 403b, and 457b

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Questions 6

What authority controls the frequency with which employees must be paid?

Options:

A.

state laws

B.

FLSA rules

C.

Local laws

D.

IRS rules

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Questions 7

All of the following features are present in a qualified plan except:

Options:

A.

discriminator in favor of highly compensated employees

B.

written documentation

C.

benefits for employees

D.

the right to benefits is nontrasferrable

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Questions 8

Whichcafeteria plan are authorized by what Internal Revenue Code Section?

Options:

A.

125

B.

401k

C.

403b

D.

457b

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Questions 9

Which of the following statements about the FLSA overtime requirements is correct?

Options:

A.

an employer may establish one workweek for clerical employees and another for assembly workers

B.

an employer's workweek must coincide with the calendar week

C.

employers must pay overtime when employees work more than 8 hours in a workday

D.

employer must pay overtime for hours worked on federal holidays

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Questions 10

An exempt employee under the FLSA is exempt from:

Options:

A.

minimum wage only

B.

federal income tax withholding

C.

both minimum wage and overtime

D.

overtime payments only

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Questions 11

Accounting data beings with a transaction. this information is first posted:

Options:

A.

on the income statement

B.

in the general ledger

C.

in the chart of accounts

D.

in the journal

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Questions 12

All of the following statements are correct regarding online processing EXCEPT:

Options:

A.

the data is changed immediately

B.

the system is interactive

C.

the operator can communicate with the system as the fata is being processed

D.

the data to be processed may be abtched

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Questions 13

A computerized payroll system can help a payroll dept accomplish all of the following tasks except:

Options:

A.

compliance w laws and regulations

B.

producing timely, accurate paychecks

C.

record retention

D.

recognize changes in laws and regulations

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Questions 14

An employee works from midnight to 8am on a company paid holiday but does not work more than 40 hours during the workweek. under the FLSA, the employee must be paid:

Options:

A.

double time for working the holiday

B.

time and one half for working the holiday

C.

a shift differential for working the late night shift

D.

at least the federal minimum wage

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Questions 15

How would each of the following be posted?

Options:

A.

increase in asset account

B.

decrease in liability account

C.

increase an expense account

D.

decrease an asset account

E.

increase a revenue account

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Questions 16

A retired safety inspector for the company was rehired as a consultant when the company expanded its plant operations. the retired employee was a natural choice. the tasks he undertook as a consultant were the same as the ones he performed before retirement. paid monthly, he has agreed to work under the direction of his old boss until the new plantfacilitates are fully operational? What is his status?

Options:

A.

independent contractor under common law

B.

independent contractor under reasonable basis test

C.

employee

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Questions 17

If a state wage and hour law requires that a nonexempt employee be paid an overtime premium when the employee works more than 8 hours in a day and the employee works the following schedule, how many overtime hours must the employee be paid?

sun-5

mon-7

tues-6

weds-8

thurs-10

fri-8

sat-6

Options:

A.

0

B.

2

C.

10

D.

14

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Questions 18

when a payroll department does not respond promptly to a penalty notice from a governmental agency against an employee, this is an example of:

Options:

A.

poor problem solving

B.

breaching confidentiality

C.

lack of compliance

D.

responding to higher priorities

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Questions 19

A semiweekly depositor that has a payroll tax liability of $50,000 from a Monday payroll must deposit the liability by:

Options:

A.

tues

B.

weds

C.

thurs

D.

fri

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Questions 20

Privacy of employee info should be a top priority of the payroll manager, but not necessarily a top priority of the payroll staff.

Options:

A.

true

B.

false

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Questions 21

A waitress is paid $2.25 per hour and she receives $225 in tips during the week. She works 4o hours per week. Which of the following is true?

Options:

A.

her employer is allowed to reduce her cash wage to no less than $2.13 per hour

B.

her base pay must be increase to $4.5 per hour after a 90 day training period.

C.

she must be paid $5.12 per hour by her employer

D.

her base salary must be raised to $3 per hour to comply with fed min wage requirements.

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Questions 22

FUTA taxes of more than $500 on wages paid in the first quarter must be deposited no later than:

Options:

A.

march 31

B.

april 15

C.

april 30

D.

may 1

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Questions 23

Which type of report does not originate from the employees earning record?

Options:

A.

taxable wages for each ee

B.

calc of the appropriate tax rates

C.

a report of form 1099 earnings

D.

payroll analysis report

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Questions 24

The integrity of the data can be verified by:

Options:

A.

balancing and reconciliation

B.

system edits

C.

validity checks

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Questions 25

What is the effect on an employees income when the employer pays that employees share of social security and medicare taxes on a fringe benefit?

Options:

A.

there is no change

B.

the taxes paid by the employer are considered income to the employee

C.

the amount of the fringe benefit is included in the employees income

D.

there are no ss or medicare taxes on fringe benefits

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Questions 26

Last week, a high school teacher spent 40 hours in the classroom, worked 10 hours grading papers and was required to put in another 8 hours on saturday at the school sponsored science fair. under the FLSA, what overtime hours, if any, must the teacher be paid?

Options:

A.

time and a one half for 0 hours

B.

time and a one half for 8 hours

C.

time and a one half for 10 hours

D.

time and a one half for 18 hours

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Questions 27

An employer provides an employee $300 each month in bus tokens so she can commute to work. How much of this expense is taxable?

Options:

A.

$135

B.

$270

C.

$280

D.

$300

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Questions 28

A financial transaction is first posted in your organizations:

Options:

A.

chart of accounts

B.

ledger

C.

journal

D.

balance sheet

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Questions 29

when does an employer stop deducting a federal tax levy from an employee's wages?

Options:

A.

the amount on the levy is reached

B.

The IRS issues a form 668-D

C.

the employee asks that the levy deduction be stopped

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Questions 30

When paying supplemental wages, when must the aggregate withholding method be used?

Options:

A.

when no income tax is withheld from regular wages for the current or preceding year

B.

when the employee claims more than 10 dependents

C.

when the employee doesnt complete a form W4

D.

when the employee claims heads of household

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Questions 31

What does an employer use to calculate the amount to withhold for an IRS tax levy?

Options:

A.

disposable pay

B.

net pay

C.

take home pay

D.

taxable wages

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Questions 32

At the beginning of the year, an employee elected to buy group term life insurance as part of his benefit package through his companys cafeteria benefit plan. in may he took out an individual life insurance policy. since he no longer needs group coverage, he wants to replace the insurance option with increase contributions to his 401k plans. is this possible?

Options:

A.

yes, if both GTL and the 401k plan are part of the same cafeteria benefit program, he can switch

B.

yes but he will have to pay taxes on the amount.

C.

no

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Questions 33

Would each of the following entries be posted in the account as a debit (DR) or credit (CR)?

Options:

A.

purchase of a desk in an asset account

B.

purchase of stationary in an expense account

C.

withdrawal from a payroll checking account

D.

employer contributions to a 401k plan in an expense account

E.

state income tax withheld but not deposited in a liability account

F.

federal income tax withheld but not paid in a liability account

G.

mortgage payment in a liability account

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Questions 34

Which of the following is the best method of guarding against phantom employees?

Options:

A.

monthly bank reconciliation

B.

validity edits

C.

physical payout

D.

audit trails

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Questions 35

An employer may provide all of the following features in a 401k plan except:

Options:

A.

matching contributions

B.

lower ceilings on contributions

C.

higher benefits for highly compensated employees

D.

catch up contribution

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Questions 36

A company is a monthly depositer for 2020. on payday, the company accumulates apayroll tax liability of $101,000. the payroll tax deposits for this liability must be made:

Options:

A.

on or before the following wednesday

B.

on or before the following friday

C.

by the next business day

D.

by the 15th the following month

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Questions 37

The federal minimum wage is used when figuring the amount to withhold for a creditor garnishment

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

False

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Questions 38

All of the following deductions are involuntary deductions EXCEPT:

Options:

A.

wage assignment

B.

tax levy

C.

child support

D.

creditor garnishment

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Questions 39

One of the options in an employee's cafeteria benefit plan is a dependent care flexible spending account. He earnmarked $100 per month to the account to pay for child care but spent only $1000 by the end of the plans grace period. At the end of the grace period, what happens to the $200 left in the account?

Options:

A.

the amount is forfeited

B.

it will be added to his taxable income

C.

he can use it to buy an additional benefits

D.

it will carry over to the next year

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Exam Code: FPC-Remote
Exam Name: Fundamental Payroll Certification
Last Update: May 17, 2024
Questions: 133
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