Question 1

All of the following are employer payroll taxes except:

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A)  Social Security tax equal to that withheld from employees.
B)  Medicare tax equal to that withheld from employees.
C)  State unemployment tax.
D)  Federal unemployment tax.
E)  Federal income tax equal to that withheld from employees.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Vacation benefits is an example of a known liability.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

An employee earned $43,300 working for an employer in the current year.The current rate for FICA Social Security is 6.2% payable on earnings up to $127,200 maximum per year and the rate for FICA Medicare 1.45%.The employer's total FICA payroll tax for this employee is:

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A)  $8,950.50.
B)  $5,638.05.
C)  $3,312.45.
D)  $2,684.60.
E)  $0,since the FICA tax is only deducted from an employee's pay.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 4

The employer should record deductions from employee pay as:

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A)  Employee receivables.
B)  Payroll taxes.
C)  Current liabilities.
D)  Wages payable.
E)  Employee payables.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

The report that shows the pay period dates,hours worked,gross pay,deductions,and net pay of each employee for every pay period is the payroll register.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A company's income before interest expense and income taxes is $350,000 and its interest expense is $100,000.Its times interest earned ratio is:

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A)  0.29
B)  3.50
C)  2.50
D)  1.75
E)  0.50F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 7

The current FUTA tax rate is 0.6%,and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%.Both taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay.Assume that an employee earned total wages of $2,900 in the current period and had cumulative pay for prior periods of $5,800.What is the amount of unemployment taxes the employer must pay on this employee's wages for the current period?

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A)  $420.00.
B)  $348.00.
C)  $72.00.
D)  $174.00.
E)  $0.00.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

Santa Barbara Express has 4 sales employees,each of whom earns $5,000 per month and is paid on the last working day of the month.Each employee's wages are subject to FICA social security taxes of 6.2% and Medicare taxes of 1.45% on all wages.Withholding for each employee also includes federal income tax of 16% and monthly medical insurance premiums of $110 for each employee.
a.Prepare the general journal entry to accrue the monthly sales salaries expense at January 31.
b.The employer payroll taxes for Santa Barbara Express include FICA taxes,federal unemployment taxes of 0.6% of the first $7,000 paid each employee,and state unemployment taxes of 4.0% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee.Prepare the journal entry to record the employer's payroll taxes at January 31 for Santa Barbara Express.(Assume that none of the employees has reached the unemployment limit of $7,000.)

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Question 9

The difference between the amount borrowed and the amount repaid is referred to as ________.

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Question 10

An employee earned $37,000 during the year working for an employer when the maximum limit for Social Security was $127,200.The FICA tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45%.The employee's annual FICA taxes amount is:

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A)  $2,294.00.
B)  $536.50.
C)  $2,830.50.
D)  $1,757.50.
E)  $8,950.50.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 11

A company cannot have a liability if the amount of the obligation is unknown.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is a short-term note payable? Explain the accounting issues related to notes payable.

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Question 13

All of the following statements related to recording warranty expense are true except:

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A)  Recording estimated warranty expense complies with the full disclosure principle.
B)  Warranty expense should be recorded in the period when the warranty service is performed.
C)  Recording estimated warranty expense complies with the matching principle.
D)  The seller reports a warranty obligation as a liability.
E)  Warranty costs are probable and the amount can be estimated.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

A liability may exist even if there is uncertainty about whom to pay,when to pay,or how much to pay.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A contingent liability is:

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A)  Always of a specific amount.
B)  A potential obligation that depends on a future event arising from a past transaction or event.
C)  An obligation not requiring future payment.
D)  An obligation arising from the purchase of goods or services on credit.
E)  An obligation arising from a future event.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Recording employee payroll deductions may involve:

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A)  Liabilities to the employer.
B)  Liabilities to federal and state governments.
C)  Expenses for state unemployment.
D)  Expenses for the gross wages and salaries.
E)  Expenses for the employer portion of any medical insurance.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

Companies may use a special bank account solely for the purpose of paying employees,by depositing an amount equal to the total employees' net pay into the account each pay period and drawing the employees' payroll checks on the account.This account is a(n) :

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A)  Federal depository bank account.
B)  Employee's Individual Earnings account.
C)  Employees' bank account.
D)  Payroll register account.
E)  Payroll bank account.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

A table that shows the amount of federal income tax to be withheld from an employee's pay is the:

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A)  Form 941.
B)  Tax table.
C)  Wage bracket withholding table.
D)  W-2.
E)  W-4.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

If a company uses a special payroll bank account:

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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 bank account.
D)  There is no need for a payroll register.
E)  There is no need to issue W-2's.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 20

Contingent liabilities are recorded or disclosed unless they are:

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A)  Probable and estimable.
B)  Remote.
C)  Reasonably possible.
D)  Probable and not estimable.
E)  Possible and estimable.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The difference between the amount borrowed and the amount repaid is referred to as ________.

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The report that shows the pay period dates,hours worked,gross pay,deductions,and net pay of each employee for every pay period is the payroll register.

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A company's income before interest expense and income taxes is $350,000 and its interest expense is $100,000.Its times interest earned ratio is:

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An employee earned $43,300 working for an employer in the current year.The current rate for FICA Social Security is 6.2% payable on earnings up to $127,200 maximum per year and the rate for FICA Medicare 1.45%.The employer's total FICA payroll tax for this employee is:

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A contingent liability is:

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A liability may exist even if there is uncertainty about whom to pay,when to pay,or how much to pay.

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All of the following are employer payroll taxes except:

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Companies may use a special bank account solely for the purpose of paying employees,by depositing an amount equal to the total employees' net pay into the account each pay period and drawing the employees' payroll checks on the account.This account is a(n) :

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A company cannot have a liability if the amount of the obligation is unknown.

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An employee earned $37,000 during the year working for an employer when the maximum limit for Social Security was $127,200.The FICA tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45%.The employee's annual FICA taxes amount is:

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All of the following statements related to recording warranty expense are true except:

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