Auditing & Assurance Services (Auditing and Assurance Services)
Auditing & Assurance Services (Auditing and Assurance Services)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781259573286
Author: Timothy J Louwers, Allen Blay, David Sinason Associate Professor, Jerry R Strawser, Jay C. Thibodeau Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Question
Book Icon
Chapter 8C, Problem 1RC
To determine

State the functional responsibilities that are associated with the payroll cycle.

Expert Solution & Answer
Check Mark

Explanation of Solution

Payroll Cycle:

The payroll cycle is commenced with the hiring and dismissal of an employee along with the determination of their wages and deductions, which proceeds to keep a track record of employee’s attendance and working hours. The last step in the payroll cycle is the preparation of internal and governmental (tax) reports.

The functional responsibilities associated with payroll cycle are as follows:

  • Wages and salary account of employees.
  • Benefits related to pension.
  • Contracts of deferred compensation.
  • Compensatory stock option plans.
  • Employee benefits like health insurance.
  • Taxes for payroll and other corresponding liabilities.

Want to see more full solutions like this?

Subscribe now to access step-by-step solutions to millions of textbook problems written by subject matter experts!
Students have asked these similar questions
What is the company's gross profit?
CarniTrin is a manufacturer of Carnival costumes in a highly competitive market. The company's management team is seeking guidance on the use of financial performance measures to identify the key drivers of the company's financial performance and develop a strategy to improve it.The following data relate to the company for the year 2023:In its clothing division, the company has $18,000,000 invested in assets. After-taxoperating income from sales of clothing in 2023 is $2,700,000. Income for theclothing division has grown steadily over the last few years.The cosmetics division has $42,000,000 invested in assets and an after-tax operatingincome in 2023 of $5,700,000.The weighted-average cost of capital for CarniTrin is 10% and the 2022’s after-taxreturn on investment for each division was 15%.The general manager of CarniTrin has asserted that in the future, managers shouldhave their compensation structure aligned with their performance measures with nofixed salaries. However, the…
Please explain the solution to this general accounting problem with accurate principles.
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:MCG
Text book image
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781337272094
Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:9781337619202
Author:Hall, James A.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...
Accounting
ISBN:9780134475585
Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259722660
Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259726705
Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education