Payroll Department Documents Quiz

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What is the primary objective of the HR Department?

  • To ensure accurate processing of payroll
  • To ensure employees included in the payroll are rendering services to the entity (correct)
  • To monitor and approve daily time records
  • To summarize transactions recorded during the day

Which department forwards payroll related information to the payroll department?

  • General Accounting Department
  • Inventory Accounting Department
  • Treasury Department
  • HR Department (correct)

What does the Labor Cost Summary by Payroll Department to Inventory Accounting Department show?

  • Transactions recorded during the day by different departments
  • Cumulative year-to-date summary of earnings and deductions of every employee
  • Summary of actual hours worked during a pay period
  • Payroll information which is inventoriable or can be attributed to a particular job or customer order (correct)

What is a possible control for the HR Department?

<p>Information not related to payroll aren't discussed to other departments (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which department provides Daily Summaries to the General Accounting Department?

<p>Payroll Department (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Employee Earnings Record show?

<p>Cumulative year-to-date summary of earnings and deductions of every employee (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of having a separate bank account exclusively for payroll disbursements?

<p>To ensure accurate classification and recording of payroll expenses. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why might an employee independent from payroll and user departments distribute paychecks on a surprise basis?

<p>To identify fictitious employees. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What action should be taken with unclaimed payroll checks according to the provided text?

<p>Re-deposit them to the bank. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the Accounting Department review daily summaries and documents from Payroll, Treasury, and Inventory departments?

<p>To ensure accurate recording of payroll expenses and liabilities. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of the Accounting Department related to payroll activities?

<p>To ensure proper classification and recording of payroll items. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of the Payroll Department?

<p>Ensuring accurate and reasonable payroll calculations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which department should be segregated from HR, Treasury, and some user departments?

<p>Payroll Department (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the activities carried out by the Treasury Department (Disbursement) related to payroll cash disbursements?

<p>Distributing checks to employees (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which control measure is recommended for the Payroll Department to ensure accuracy and reasonableness?

<p>Appropriate management review of the payroll register (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be immediately done when an employee is terminated according to the text?

<p>Notify the payroll department (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of information should not be discussed with other departments according to the text?

<p>Information not related to payroll (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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