Riddles
I have hands but cannot clap. What am I?
What is a clock
I'm worked before payday but don't appear until after payroll runs.
What are hours worked
YAP
Pay
How many months have 28 days?
What is all 12 months
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age.
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old.
What is a candle
I arrive every two weeks, make people happy, and disappear quickly.
What is a paycheck
IYLRAOSP
Payroll
If you multiply me by any number, the answer is always me.
What is 0
What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?
A glove
I have keys but no locks, space but no rooms, and you can enter but not go inside.
What is a keyboard
Employees want less of me, but the IRS wants enough of me.
What are taxes
TMIEEHSE
Timesheet
What is heavier: 1 pound of feathers or 1 pound of bricks
What is they weigh the same
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?
A bank
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind.
What is an echo
Fix me after payroll closes, and you'll probably need a historical correction.
What is a timecard error
UDEOTICDN
Deduction
A man buys a rooster to lay eggs. How many eggs will it lay in a week?
What is 0 (Roosters don't lay eggs.)
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
The more of me there is, the less you see. What am I?
What is darkness
I can make a paycheck bigger or smaller, but I'm not an earning or a deduction.
What is a tax withholding election
ETAXHNGIWOILTDH
Tax Withholding
If you're running a race and pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
What is second place
What has one voice but speaks to the world?
A radio