MONTH ENDS
DOCUMENTATION PROCEDURES
ALL THINGS PAYROLL
ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS
TAX
100

WHAT ARE THE TIME PERIODS FOR THE BALANCE SHEET AND PROFIT & LOSS

BALANCE SHEET - AS OF

PROFIT AND LOSS - PERIOD OF TIME

100

IF I RECEIVE A DOCUMENT FROM A CLIENT ON MAY 5TH 2022, WHAT SHOULD THE FILE NAME ALWAYS BEGIN WITH? 

YEAR.MONTH.DAY BLAH BLAH BLAH

100

WHAT IS OUR (THE ER) RESPONSIBILITY WHEN WE RECEIVE GARNISHMENTS IN THE MAIL? 

1. SAVE TO SF 

2. NOTIFY THE CLIENT 

3. CREATE DEDUCTION

4. ADD NOTE TO PAYROLL TASK

5. CUT A CHECK FOLLOWING EACH PAYROLL WITH THE CASE / DOCKET NO. AND SS #. 

100

WHEN DOES THE IRS "CLOSE" AND "RE OPEN" EACH YEAR? 

CLOSE - FOLLOWING THE 10/15 DEADLINLE 

RE OPEN - EARLY FEBRUARY 

200

WHAT ARE THE 7 FINANCIAL DUE DATES? 

5TH, 8TH, 10TH, 12TH, 15TH, 20TH, 25TH 
200

GIVE 4 EXAMPLES OF WHEN / WHERE YOU WOULD USE YOUR STAMP. 

1. WHEN SENDING CHECKS FROM OUR OFFICE

2. WHEN INPUTTING OR CONFIRMING PAYROLL 

3. WHEN PROCESSING DOR FILINGS 

4. ON FEDERAL TAX WORKSHEETS (OR ON THE FOLDERS IF YOU INPUTTED THE ENTIRE RETURN)  

5. MISC. PROCEDURES WHERE WE PROCESS SOMETHING ONLINE AND SCAN IN OUR SUPPORT. (SMART PAY / ONLINE PAYMENTS / EXTERNAL REPORTING) 


200
WHAT FINANCIAL STATEMENT CAN I FIND THE EE PORTION OF TAXES? 

BALANCE SHEET 

941/944

200

EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CASH VS. ACCRUAL AND USE AN EXAMPLE. 

CASH - "ACTUAL" 

ACCRUAL - "ACCRUE" THIS WILL SHOW BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN INCURRED BUT NOT YET PAID, THIS WILL ALSO SHOW INCOME BILLED BUT NOT YET RECEIVED. 


IF YOU CREATED A BILL FOR YOUR CLIENT'S RENT ON 7/31/22 BUT IT WAS PAID ON 8/15. IF YOU RUN THE P&L CASH BASIS THE RENT WILL NOW AFFECT NI UNTIL 8/15/22, IF YOU RUN THE P&L ACCRUAL WE WILL SHOW THE RENT WE ACCRUED ON THE 31ST, THAT WE HAVE NOT YET PAID. 

300
WHAT IS THE MONTH-END SALES TX JE? 

DEBIT SALES

CREDIT SALES TAX LIABILITY 

300

WHAT IS EXPECTED WHEN YOU ARE CC'D IN AN EMAIL WITH MULTIPLE TEAM MEMBERS AND THER IS EITHER INFORMATION PROVIDED OR A TASK?

TO "REPLY ALL" IF IT IS SOMETHING REGARDING YOUR CLIENT AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH GETTING THE ANSWER TO THE CLIENT AND / OR TASK COMPLETED.

300

WHAT IS THE 941/944 FORMULA

FIT + EE SS + EE MED + ER SS + EE MED EQUAL? 

300

WHAT ARE THE 4 FEDERAL TAX FILING DEADLINES 

3/15, 4/15, 9/15 AND 10/15

400

WHAT DO WE PAY ATTENTION TO / EDIT WHEN PRESSING: "CUSTOMIZE REPORT" 

 "DATE PREPARED" , "TIME PREPARED, " FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY" 

400

WHAT ARE TWO EXAMPLE OF WHY MY LINE 2 ON MY FORM 941 MIGHT NOT MATCH MY GROSS WAGES PAID FOR THAT PARTICUALR QUARTER WHEN WORKING WITH SS AND/OR MED COMPUTATIONS? 

CASH TIPS / PAYROLL TRIPS / PRE TAX HEALTHCARE DEDUCTIONS / RETIREMENT BENEFITS 

400

NAME THE 6 FEDERAL FORMS WE WORK WITH. 

FORM 1040

FORM 1041

FORM 1065

FORM 1120

FORM 1120S 

FORM 990

500

ORDER OF MONTH-END CLOSE

WHAT IS COVERSHEET, BALANCE SHEET,  PROFIT & LOSS YTD, PROFIT AND LOSS FTM, RECONS, STATEMENTS

500

WHAT ARE FIVE ITEMS WE NEED IN ORDER TO RUNNING OUR CLIENT'S FIRST PAYROLL 

1. EIN

2. TN ER ACCOUNT #

3. CONFIRM ER BANKING INFO (TEST DEPOSIT) 

4. PRIOR WAGES PAID (IF APPLICABLE) 

5. EE INFORMATION - W4 AND DD


500

EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES / RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, UNDEPOSITED FUNDS, RECEIVE PAYMENTS, SALES AND CASH

1.INVOICE CREATED AND SENT TO CLIENT: DR. ACCOUNTS REC   CR/ SALES 

2. "DEPOSITS IN TRANSIT" CLIENT PAID OR WE KNOW THE CHECK HAS BEEN SENT, BUT HAS NOT PHYSICALLY BEEN RECEIVED. - DR. UNDEPOSITED FUNDS  CR. ACCOUNTS REC

3. CASH RECEIVED AND ACCOUNTED FOR IN REGISTER - DR. CASH CR. UNDEPOSITED FUNDS 



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