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SOLUTION MANUAL
Payroll Accounting 2024
Bernard Bieg, Judith Toland, Bridget Stomberg
34th Edition
AP
Chapter 1-7
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CONTENTS
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➢ Chapter 1: The Need for Payroll and Personnel
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Records
➢ Chapter 2: Computing Wages and Salaries
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➢ Chapter 3: Social Security Taxes
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➢ Chapter 4: Income Tax Withholding
➢ Chapter 5: Unemployment Compensation Taxes
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➢ Chapter 6: Analyzing and Journalizing Payroll
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➢ Chapter 7: Payroll Project
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Chapter 1
Which Law?
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1. K
2. H
3. B
4. F
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5. I
6. J
7. A
8. D
9. G
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10. C
11. E
12. L
Which Payroll Law?
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1. D
2. A
3. F
4. C
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5. G
6. J
7. B
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8. I
9. E
10. H
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What’s Ethical?
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1. Answers will vary. Some concerns include data privacy and integrity in
the software switchover, tax and employee pay integrity on the new
software, and employee pay methods.
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2. Answers will vary. Karsyn could choose to ignore her sorority sister’s
request, claiming Confidentiality. She could also discontinue active
participation in the sorority. In any case, Karsyn must not consent to
her sorority sister’s request for confidential information.
AP
Confidential Records
As the payroll clerk, your task is to protect the privacy and confidentiality of
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the information youmaintain for the company. If a student group—or any
personnel aside from the company’s payroll employees and officers—wishes
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to review confidential records, you should deny their request. If needed, you
should refer the group to your department’s manager to discuss the matterin
more depth. The laws that apply to this situation are the Privacy Act of
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1974, U.S. Departmentof Health and Human Services Privacy Act 09-40-0006,Common-
Law Privacy Act, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and potentially HIPAA.
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Large vs. Small
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1. Large companies face issues with multiple departments, employee
access to onlineupersonnel portals, employee data security, and
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timekeeping accuracy.
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2. For small companies, payroll processing will involve fewer employees
than for larger companies. Smaller companies could maintain their
SOLUTION MANUAL
Payroll Accounting 2024
Bernard Bieg, Judith Toland, Bridget Stomberg
34th Edition
AP
Chapter 1-7
EX
SO
LU
TI
O
N
S
,PROFDOCSTUDYHUB
CONTENTS
AP
➢ Chapter 1: The Need for Payroll and Personnel
EX
Records
➢ Chapter 2: Computing Wages and Salaries
SO
➢ Chapter 3: Social Security Taxes
LU
➢ Chapter 4: Income Tax Withholding
➢ Chapter 5: Unemployment Compensation Taxes
TI
➢ Chapter 6: Analyzing and Journalizing Payroll
O
N
➢ Chapter 7: Payroll Project
S
,PROFDOCSTUDYHUB
Chapter 1
Which Law?
AP
1. K
2. H
3. B
4. F
EX
5. I
6. J
7. A
8. D
9. G
SO
10. C
11. E
12. L
Which Payroll Law?
LU
1. D
2. A
3. F
4. C
TI
5. G
6. J
7. B
O
8. I
9. E
10. H
N
What’s Ethical?
S
1. Answers will vary. Some concerns include data privacy and integrity in
the software switchover, tax and employee pay integrity on the new
software, and employee pay methods.
, PROFDOCSTUDYHUB
2. Answers will vary. Karsyn could choose to ignore her sorority sister’s
request, claiming Confidentiality. She could also discontinue active
participation in the sorority. In any case, Karsyn must not consent to
her sorority sister’s request for confidential information.
AP
Confidential Records
As the payroll clerk, your task is to protect the privacy and confidentiality of
EX
the information youmaintain for the company. If a student group—or any
personnel aside from the company’s payroll employees and officers—wishes
SO
to review confidential records, you should deny their request. If needed, you
should refer the group to your department’s manager to discuss the matterin
more depth. The laws that apply to this situation are the Privacy Act of
LU
1974, U.S. Departmentof Health and Human Services Privacy Act 09-40-0006,Common-
Law Privacy Act, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and potentially HIPAA.
TI
Large vs. Small
O
1. Large companies face issues with multiple departments, employee
access to onlineupersonnel portals, employee data security, and
N
timekeeping accuracy.
S
2. For small companies, payroll processing will involve fewer employees
than for larger companies. Smaller companies could maintain their
