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What type of intradepartmental agreement can be designed to ensure supervisors' accountability around the
accuracy of employee timesheets?


A. an agreement requiring all employees to use an electronic timecard.
B. An agreement requiring supervisors to enter their own journal entries.
C. An agreement requiring employees to sign off on their own timesheets.
D. An agreement requiring supervisors to sign off on all direct reports' timesheets before submission to
payroll.


D. An agreement requiring supervisors to sign off on all direct reports' timesheets before submission to
payroll.


A supervisor logs into the HRIS software and requests a $100 bonus be given to his employee. That request
then moves to the HR department for review, is approved, and moves to the payroll department. This is known
as what?


A. Real-time processing
B. RFP
C. a flow chart
D. Workflow mapping or processing


D. Workflow mapping or processing

,How long must an employer keep an employee's uncashed payroll check on the payroll records before the
check can be voided?


A. Three years
B. Five years
C. The amount of time depends on the employer's industry
D. The amount of time depends on the state regulations


D. The amount of time depends on the state regulations


Under what condition would an employer be required to allocate tips to employees?


A. When the employer pays less than minimum wage to employees who earn tips
B. When 10 or more staff work on a typical day
C. When tips are not customary
D. Employers must always allocate tips


B. When 10 or more staff work on a typical day

,What is the correct rule for determining whether moving expenses for nonresident aliens are or are not US-
source income?


A. Expenses from both moving from and back to the home country are considered US-sourse income
B. Neither expenses for moving from nor back to the home country are considered US-source income
C. Expenses for moving to the United States are considered US-source income, but expenses for moving back
to the home country are not
D. Expenses for moving to the United States are not considered US-source income, but expenses for moving
back to the home country are


C. Expenses for moving to the United States are considered US-source income, but expenses for moving back
to the home country are not


Which type of employee is excluded from coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?


A. Movie theater employees
B. Railroad workers
C. Truck drivers
D. All of the above


D. All of the above

, Which form must be filed by employers who have an employment tax liability of $1,000 or less for the year?


A. Form 940
B. Form 941
C. Form 943
D. Form 944


D. Form 944


Which of the following is an example of account reconciliation?


A. Comparing gross wages from one payroll to the next to find discrepancies
B. Comparing garnishments withheld to the GL and to the coinciding vendor payments
C. Comparing the sick time used by employees from the current pay period to the last pay period
D. Comparing FICA taxes withheld from employees to those paid by the employer


B. Comparing garnishments withheld to the GL and to the coinciding vendor payments

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