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Liabilities:


A) Must be certain
B) Must sometimes be estimated
C) Must be for a specific amount
D) Must always have a definite date for payment
E) Must involve an outflow of cash

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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______________ are amounts owed to suppliers for products or services purchased on credit.

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Trade acco...

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The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) requires that each employer file a:


A) W-4
B) Form 941
C) Form 1040
D) Form 1099
E) Form 521B

F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

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A company's income before interest expense and income taxes was $395,000 in 2010 and $427,000 in 2011.Its fixed interest expense was $125,000 for both years.Calculate the company's times interest earned ratio and comment on its level of risk.

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2010: $395,000/$125,000 = 3.2
2011: $427...

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Employer payroll taxes are an added employee _______________ beyond the wages and salaries earned by the employees.

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Pastimes Co.offers its employees a bonus equal to 2% of the company's net income.The estimated net income for the year is expected to be $850,000.Prepare the general journal entry to record the employee bonus plan expense.

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B = 0.02 ($850,000 -...

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Explain how to calculate times interest earned and explain how it is used to analyze a company.

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The times interest earned ratio is calcu...

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Vacation benefits are a type of _______________ liability.

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Gross pay less all deductions is called ____________________.

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Mission Company has three employees:  Gross Pay through July Gross Pay for August  Smith $3,200$1,000 Cain 25,8003,500 Clark 94,60013,100\begin{array}{lcc}&\text { Gross Pay through July}&\text { Gross Pay for August }\\\text { Smith } & \$ 3,200 & \$ 1,000 \\\text { Cain } & 25,800 & 3,500 \\ \text { Clark } & 94,600 & 13,100\end{array}  The company is subject to the following taxes: \text { The company is subject to the following taxes: }  Tax  Rate  Applied To  FICA-Social Security 6.20% First $106,800 FICA-Medicare 1.45 All grosspay  FUTA .80 First $7,000 SUTA 5.40 First $7,000\begin{array} { l c l } \text { Tax } & \text { Rate } & \text { Applied To } \\ \text { FICA-Social Security } & 6 . 2 0 \% & \text { First } \$ 106,800 \\ \text { FICA-Medicare } & 1.45 & \text { All grosspay } \\ \text { FUTA } & . 8 0& \text { First } \$ 7,000 \\ \text { SUTA } & 5.40 & \text { First } \$ 7,000 \end{array} What is the amount that Mission Company will withhold from Smith's gross pay?


A) $ 62.00
B) $138.50
C) $443.20
D) $581.70
E) $76.50

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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Employees earn vacation pay at the rate of one day per month.During July,25 employees qualify for one vacation day each.Their average daily wage is $100 per day.What is the amount of vacation benefit expense for the month of July?


A) $25
B) $100
C) $1,200
D) $2,500
E) $30,000

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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The FICA tax for social security is 6.2% and the FICA tax for Medicare is 1.45%.An employee's share of both FICA taxes was $3,901.50.Given that this employee did not exceed the FICA earnings limitation,compute gross pay.


A) $269,068.96
B) $62,927.42
C) $29,846.48
D) $51,000
E) Zero,since the employee's pay did not exceed the FICA limit

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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A _____________________ shows the pay period dates,hours worked,gross pay,deductions and net pay of each employee for every pay period.

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An employee earned $4,300 working for an employer.The current rate for FICA social security is 6.2% and the FICA Medicare rate is 1.45%.The employer's total FICA payroll tax for this employee is:


A) $62.35
B) $266.60
C) $328.95
D) $657.90
E) Zero,since the FICA tax is a deduction from an employee's pay and not an employer tax

F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Times interest earned can be calculated by multiplying income by the interest rate on a company's debt.

A) True
B) False

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Match each of the following terms with the appropriate definitions.

Premises
Deferred income tax liability
Gross pay
Federal depository bank
Short-term note payable
Warranty
Payroll register
Current liabilities
Employee benefits
Payroll bank account
Times interest earned
Responses
A record for a pay period that shows the pay period dates, regular and overtime hours worked, gross pay, net pay and deductions
Income before interest expense and income taxes divided by interest expense
Total compensation earned by an employee
Payments of income taxes that are deferred until future years because of temporary differences between GAAP and tax accounting rules
Additional compensation paid to or on behalf of employees, such as premiums for medical insurance and contributions to pension plans
A bank authorized to accept deposits of amounts payable to the federal government, including payroll taxes
Obligations due within one year or the company's operating cycle, whichever is longer
A written promise to pay a specified amount on a definite future date within one year or the company's operating cycle, whichever is longer
A special bank account used solely for paying employees; each pay period an amount equal to the total employees' net pay is deposited and the employees' payroll checks are drawn on that account
A seller's obligation to repair or replace a product or service that fails to perform as expected within a specified period

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Deferred income tax liability
Gross pay
Federal depository bank
Short-term note payable
Warranty
Payroll register
Current liabilities
Employee benefits
Payroll bank account
Times interest earned

Identify the types of payroll records prepared for each pay period and each employee.

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An employer's payroll records ...

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Explain the responsibilities and necessary accounting procedures that employers must follow for employee payroll deductions.

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Employers are responsible for collecting...

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The Orlando Magic received $6 million cash in advance season ticket sales.Prior to the beginning of the basketball season,these sales are recorded as a credit to unearned season ticket revenue.

A) True
B) False

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If a company uses a special payroll bank account:


A) The company does not need to issue paychecks
B) The company draws one check for the entire payroll on the regular bank account and deposits it in the payroll bank account
C) The company must use a federal depository bank for the payroll
D) There is no need for a payroll register
E) There is no need to issue W-2's

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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