About the Authors |
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Preface |
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Chapter 1 Payroll Practices and System Fundamentals |
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1.1 Indentify Legislation That Pertains to Payroll and Business |
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1.2 Discuss the Legal Framework Specific to Payroll Accounting |
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1.3 Discuss the Ethical Guidelines for Payroll Accounting |
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Objectivity and Independence |
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1.4 Identify Contemporary Payroll Practices |
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Payroll Preparation Options |
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1.5 Compare Payroll Processing Options for Different Businesses |
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Outsourced Payroll Systems |
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Trends to Watch: Legal Environment |
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Summary of Payroll Practices and System Fundamentals |
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Continuing Payroll Project: Prevosti Farms and Sugarhouse |
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Answers to Stop & Check Exercises |
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Chapter 2 Payroll System Procedures |
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2.1 Identify Important Payroll Procedures and Pay Cycles |
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2.2 Prepare Required Employee Documentation |
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Employees versus Independent Contractors |
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Entering New Employees into the Database |
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2.3 Differentiate Between Exempt and Nonexempt Workers |
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Leased and Temporary Employees |
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2.4 Explain Pay Records and Employee File Maintenance |
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2.5 Describe Internal Controls and Record Retention for a Payroll System |
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Approval for Leave of Absence or Other Unpaid Time Off |
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Alternating Duties and Cross-Training |
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Best Practices Involved in Employee File Maintenance |
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Payroll as a Non-Solo Effort |
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Document Retention Requirements |
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2.6 Discuss Employee Termination and Document Destruction Procedures |
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Trends to Watch: Payroll Procedures |
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Summary of Payroll System Procedures |
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In the Real World: Scenario for Discussion |
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Continuing Payroll Project: Prevosti Farms and Sugarhouse |
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Answers to Stop & Check Exercises |
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Chapter 3 Gross Pay Computation |
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3.1 Analyze Minimum Wage Pay for Nonexempt Workers |
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3.2 Compute Gross Pay for Different Pay Bases |
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Hourly Workers in More Than One Job Classification |
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3.3 Calculate Pay Based on Hours and Fractions of Hours |
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3.4 Calculate Overtime in Various Situations |
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Overtime for Employees of Hospitals and Residential Care Facilities |
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Piece-Rate Employee Overtime |
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Salaried Nonexempt Overtime |
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Overtime for Employees Who Work in Two or More Separate Functions |
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3.5 Create a Payroll Register |
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Track Employee Compensation Using a Payroll Register |
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3.6 Apply Combination Pay Methods |
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Base Salary Plus Commission |
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Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) |
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3.7 Explain Special Pay Situations |
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Travel Time, Wait Time, and Sleeping Time |
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Subminimum Wage Situations |
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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation |
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Wages for Deceased Employees |
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Trends to Watch: Employee Compensation |
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Summary of Gross Pay Computation |
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In the Real World: Scenario for Discussion |
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Continuing Payroll Project: Prevosti Farms and Sugarhouse |
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Answers to Stop & Check Exercises |
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Chapter 4 Fringe Benefits and Voluntary Deductions |
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4.1 Define Fringe Benefits within the Context of Payroll |
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Purpose of Fringe Benefits |
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Including Benefits in Pay |
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Fringe Benefits and Payroll Taxes |
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4.2 Interpret Cafeteria Plan Types |
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4.3 Describe Fringe Benefit Exclusion Rules |
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Specific Fringe Benefit Exclusion Rules |
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4.4 Explain Fringe Benefit Valuation Rules |
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4.5 Differentiate between Pre-Tax and Post-Tax Deductions |
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Supplemental Health and Disability Insurance |
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4.6 Apply Rules for Withholding, Depositing, and Reporting Benefits |
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Rules for Withholding Amounts Related to Benefits |
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Rules for Depositing Amounts Related to Benefits |
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Rules for Reporting Benefits |
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Trends to Watch: Employee Benefits |
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Summary of Fringe Benefits and Voluntary Deductions |
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In the Real World: Scenario for Discussion |
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Continuing Payroll Project: Prevosti Farms and Sugarhouse |
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Answers to Stop & Check Exercises |
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Chapter 5 Employee Net Pay and Pay Methods |
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5.1 Compute Employee Net Pay |
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5.2 Determine Federal Income Tax Withholding Amounts |
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Federal Income Tax Computation Examples |
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5.3 Compute Social Security and Medicare Tax Withholding |
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Examples of Social Security Tax Computations |
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Examples of Medicare Tax Computations |
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5.4 Calculate State and Local Income Taxes |
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5.5 Apply Post-Tax Deductions |
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Employee Advances and Overpayments |
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5.6 Discuss Employee Pay Methods |
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Trends to Watch: Taxes and Payment Methods |
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Summary of Employee Net Pay and Pay Methods |
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In the Real World: Scenario for Discussion |
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Continuing Payroll Project: Prevosti Farms and Sugarhouse |
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Answers to Stop & Check Exercises |
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Chapter 6 Employer Payroll Taxes and Labor Planning |
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6.1 List Employer-Paid and Employee-Paid Obligations |
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Social Security and Medicare Taxes |
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Federal and State Unemployment Taxes |
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Other State and Local Employer-Only Payroll Taxes |
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Workers' Compensation Insurance |
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6.2 Discuss Reporting Periods and Requirements for Employer Tax Deposits |
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6.3 Prepare Mid-Year and Year-End Employer Tax Reporting and Deposits |
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Unemployment Tax Reporting |
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Matching Final Annual Pay to Form W-2 |
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6.4 Describe Payroll Within the Context of Business Expenses |
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Employees and Company Framework |
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6.5 Relate Labor Expenses to Company Profitability |
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The Labor Distribution Report |
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6.6 Complete Benefit Analysis as a Function of Payroll |
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Annual Total Compensation Report |
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Trends to Watch: Employer Taxes and Benefit Analysis |
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Summary of Employer Payroll Taxes and Labor Planning |
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In the Real World: Scenario for Discussion |
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Continuing Payroll Project: Prevosti Farms and Sugarhouse |
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Answers to Stop & Check Exercises |
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Chapter 7 The Payroll Register, Employees' Earnings Records, and Accounting System Entries |
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7.1 Connect the Payroll Register to the Employees' Earnings Records |
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The Employees' Earnings Records and Periodic Tax Reports |
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7.2 Describe Financial Accounting Concepts |
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7.3 Complete Payroll-Related General Journal Entries |
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Employee Pay-Related Journal Entries |
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Employer Payroll-Related Journal Entries |
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Other Payroll-Related Journal Entries |
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Payroll Accruals and Reversals |
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7.4 Generate Payroll-Related General Ledger Entries |
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General Ledger Posting Practices |
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7.5 Describe Payroll Effects on the Accounting System |
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Payroll-Related Business Expenses |
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Payroll-Related Liabilities |
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7.6 Explain Payroll Entries in Accounting Reports |
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Trends to Watch: Economic Effects of Payroll |
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Summary of Payroll Register, Employees' Earnings Records, and Accounting System Entries |
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In the Real World: Scenario for Discussion |
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Continuing Payroll Project: Prevosti Farms and Sugarhouse |
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Answers to Stop & Check Exercises |
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Appendix A Continuing Payroll Project: Wayland Custom Woodworking |
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Appendix B Special Classes of Federal Tax Withholding |
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Appendix C Federal Income Tax Tables |
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Appendix D State Income Tax Information |
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Appendix E State Revenue Department Information |
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Appendix F Payroll Certification Information |
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Glossary |
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