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PAYROLL ACCOUNTING CHAPTER 4 OUTLINE Name: _________________________ List the three conditions that must exist for an employer to withhold federal income tax from an employee: 1. 2. 3. List some specific examples of people who are NOT considered employees: 1. 2. 3. 4. List seven examples of employee compensation that is subject to federal income tax withholding: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. How is the taxable portion of fringe benefits determined? List some common employer –provided fringe benefits: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. List four (pick any four) special types of payments that are also subject to federal income with withholding: (see figure 4-1) 1. 2. 3. When does the value of taxable fringe need to be determined? Chapter 4 Outline Page | 1
PAYROLL ACCOUNTING CHAPTER 4 OUTLINE What are the two methods (do not consider the special period rule under flexible reporting at this time) of determining the amount of federal tax withholding? 1. 2. Flexible reporting of fringe benefits. When can the employer withhold the federal income tax on fringe benefits? Note – there are several options. One is the special period rule mentioned above. Example – Nestlé Purina provides season passes to the St. Louis Cardinals games to all employees located at the St. Louis office. The value of the benefit is, for example, $1,000. The value of this benefit must be taxed. Below are two options to do this. 1. Divide up the $1,000 over the period of say four pay periods and withhold the additional tax. Add $250 to gross pay, determine the tax, then subtract $250 from the net pay. The employees net pay is reduced by the amount of the additional tax on the $250. 2. Add the $1,000 to one paycheck at the end of the year. Add $1,000 to gross pay, determine the tax, then subtract $1,000 from the net pay. The employees net pay is reduced by the amount of the additional tax on the $1,000. List eight examples of non-taxable fringe benefits: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Are tips subject to federal income tax withholding? What happens if the employee wages not enough to withhold the taxes required? Is the employer required to audit or verify the reported tips by the employee? Chapter 4 Outline Page | 2
PAYROLL ACCOUNTING CHAPTER 4 OUTLINE What is the difference between an accountable plan and a non-accountable plan? List four (pick any four) payments exempt from federal income tax withholding? (see figure 4.2) 1. 2. 3. 4. Explain how pre-tax salary reductions work. List five examples of pre-tax salary reductions. (There are more than five, choose any five) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Define flexible spending and how it works. Define health savings accounts (HSA) and how they work. List the four types of payroll related tax-deferred retirement plans available for employees: 1. 2. 3. 4. How do these plans affect federal income tax withholding? Note: IRA’s and ROTH IRA’s are other types of retirement plans, however they are not available through the payroll deduction process and therefore we will not cover them. Chapter 4 Outline Page | 3
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