Pay Periods
Ways to get paid
Tax Deductions
Payroll formulas & Journal entries
Tax forms
100

Every 2 weeks

What is by weekly?

100

A fixed amount of money paid to employees

What is a salary?

100

Required federal deductions from pay

What is social security, medicare and federal income tax?

100

Formula used to calculate net pay

What is gross pay - deductions = net pay?

100

This form reports FICA and Federal income tax

What is a Form 941?

200

Every week

What is weekly?


200

An amount of money paid to an employee at a specified rate per hour worked

What is hourly wage?

200

These employee contributions are sometimes matched by the employer?

What is charitable contributions, pension or insurance contributions?

200

The two taxes that the employer matches the employees

What is social security and medicare?

200

This form reports employer's payroll taxes

What is a form 940?

300

Being paid twice a month

What is Semimontly?

300

A percentage of the money based on the employees sales

What is a commission?

300

This deduction provides old age, disability and survivor's benefits

What is social security?

300

Two new taxes that that the employer pays for their employees

What is FUTA and SUTA?

300

This form needs to be filled out to determine federal income tax

What is a W-4?

400

Being paid 1 time per month

What is monthly?

400

Receiving a fixed amount of pay and a percentage of the money received for sales 

What is salary plus commission?

400

This provides health insurance for elderly at 65 years old or disabled individuals

What is medicare?

400

Journal entry to pay off federal income taxes

What is Dr. Social security, Dr. Federal income tax, Dr. Medicare and Cr cash?

400

This form that summarizes an employees earnings and federal, state and local deductions must be sent to the employee by 1/31

What is a W-2?

500

Most common pay period

What is twice per month?

500

1.5 times the regular rate of pay

What is overtime?

500

Pension, charitable, union dues, bonds, health insurance and credit union contributions are examples of ...

What are voluntary contributions?

500

The rates for social security and medicare are..

What is 6.2% and 1.45%?

500

This form summarizes the information on a W-2 but it is sent to the federal government?

What is a W-3?

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