ADP PAYROLL SPECIALIST STUDY GUIDE
Statistical Summary Totals on Dashboard - Answer -View gross pay and company's
liability
Statistical Summary Details on Dashboard - Answer -Information organized into colorful
donuts
View Full Statistical Summary - Answer -Information organized into tabular or
spreadsheet format
Payroll Register - Answer -View individual employee information
Payroll Dashboard Input Reports - Answer -1) employee and pay information you enter
2) current pay employee information 3)current at-a-glance update information
4)generated by you for one company at a time
Standard Reports - Answer -1)employee and pay information you enter as of the
date/time you run them 2)current pay and employee information 3) automatically
deleted information after 5 quarters 4)generated by you for one or multiple companies at
a time
Payroll Dashboard Preview Payroll Reports - Answer -1)contain processed payroll
information before acceptance 2)generated by ADP 3)includes current pay period
information 4)deleted per your company setup with ADP
Output Reports - Answer -1)includes current pay period, quarter-to-date, year-to-date
and employee information 2)never deleted only ireports have time constraints 3)contain
processed payroll information after acceptance 4)generated by ADP
Adjust vs Replace deductions - Answer -1) adjust if onetime unscheduled deduction 2)
adjust to add or subtract from a permanent deduction or reverse deduction 3) Replace if
temporarily override a scheduled deduction
No State Tax Entry - Answer -The state will default to the state default # of exemptions
Memo - Answer -Validation code to enter on a paydata spreadsheet as the net code
when entering a net amount to be paid
Social Security number was incorrect as of last quarter - Answer -Change the social
security number on employee's personal information and then contact ADP
Pay increases go into effect July 1 payroll (next month) - Answer -Enter any time prior
to submitting the July 1 payroll to ADP, change the regular pay rate field to reflect the
increase and indicate an effective date of July 1
, Missing year-to-date information - Answer -Check company options page of master
control
ADP week numbers are determined based on what date - Answer -Input date
Are Saved Output Reports deleted when Start a New Cycle? - Answer -No
New Hire data not needed - Answer -Actual marital status and exemptions
Check cashed prior to pay date - Answer -Call ADP
Quickly obtain a tax breakdown for an employee's check - Answer -QuickCalc
Day after payroll submitted - Answer -The payroll cycle is complete, verify the payroll
for accuracy and Start New Cycle button
Check wages reported to the government for an employee - Answer -Quarterly Wage
and Tax Register
How much do you need to deposit into the bank - Answer -Net Cash
Not required when entering a new hire - Answer -Rate Type
Entered wrong amount as the Social Security tax amount - Answer -Review the Payroll
Register to confirm that ADP workforce now automatically corrected the error
Goal limit 5k, 3k balance, additional 2.5k - Answer -Change goal limit to 7.5k, to-date-
adjustments enter paid amount 2k
Change a Goal Limit what happens to the accumulators and dedution - Answer -
Accumulators resets to zero and no effect on the deduction
New Hires - Answer -Employee Updates section of the dashboard
Unmask SS#s - Answer -Access permissions page, modify security profile to enable
option
Payroll Cycle - Answer -Start a new cycle, add new hires, enter changes, enter
paydata, verify your payroll entries, preview the payroll, review the preview results,
accept or correct payroll
Paydata batch files - Answer -Exceptions to automatic pay
Statistical Summary Totals on Dashboard - Answer -View gross pay and company's
liability
Statistical Summary Details on Dashboard - Answer -Information organized into colorful
donuts
View Full Statistical Summary - Answer -Information organized into tabular or
spreadsheet format
Payroll Register - Answer -View individual employee information
Payroll Dashboard Input Reports - Answer -1) employee and pay information you enter
2) current pay employee information 3)current at-a-glance update information
4)generated by you for one company at a time
Standard Reports - Answer -1)employee and pay information you enter as of the
date/time you run them 2)current pay and employee information 3) automatically
deleted information after 5 quarters 4)generated by you for one or multiple companies at
a time
Payroll Dashboard Preview Payroll Reports - Answer -1)contain processed payroll
information before acceptance 2)generated by ADP 3)includes current pay period
information 4)deleted per your company setup with ADP
Output Reports - Answer -1)includes current pay period, quarter-to-date, year-to-date
and employee information 2)never deleted only ireports have time constraints 3)contain
processed payroll information after acceptance 4)generated by ADP
Adjust vs Replace deductions - Answer -1) adjust if onetime unscheduled deduction 2)
adjust to add or subtract from a permanent deduction or reverse deduction 3) Replace if
temporarily override a scheduled deduction
No State Tax Entry - Answer -The state will default to the state default # of exemptions
Memo - Answer -Validation code to enter on a paydata spreadsheet as the net code
when entering a net amount to be paid
Social Security number was incorrect as of last quarter - Answer -Change the social
security number on employee's personal information and then contact ADP
Pay increases go into effect July 1 payroll (next month) - Answer -Enter any time prior
to submitting the July 1 payroll to ADP, change the regular pay rate field to reflect the
increase and indicate an effective date of July 1
, Missing year-to-date information - Answer -Check company options page of master
control
ADP week numbers are determined based on what date - Answer -Input date
Are Saved Output Reports deleted when Start a New Cycle? - Answer -No
New Hire data not needed - Answer -Actual marital status and exemptions
Check cashed prior to pay date - Answer -Call ADP
Quickly obtain a tax breakdown for an employee's check - Answer -QuickCalc
Day after payroll submitted - Answer -The payroll cycle is complete, verify the payroll
for accuracy and Start New Cycle button
Check wages reported to the government for an employee - Answer -Quarterly Wage
and Tax Register
How much do you need to deposit into the bank - Answer -Net Cash
Not required when entering a new hire - Answer -Rate Type
Entered wrong amount as the Social Security tax amount - Answer -Review the Payroll
Register to confirm that ADP workforce now automatically corrected the error
Goal limit 5k, 3k balance, additional 2.5k - Answer -Change goal limit to 7.5k, to-date-
adjustments enter paid amount 2k
Change a Goal Limit what happens to the accumulators and dedution - Answer -
Accumulators resets to zero and no effect on the deduction
New Hires - Answer -Employee Updates section of the dashboard
Unmask SS#s - Answer -Access permissions page, modify security profile to enable
option
Payroll Cycle - Answer -Start a new cycle, add new hires, enter changes, enter
paydata, verify your payroll entries, preview the payroll, review the preview results,
accept or correct payroll
Paydata batch files - Answer -Exceptions to automatic pay
