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Payroll
Pay periods:
– Weekly: once a week or 52 times a year.
– Biweekly: every two weeks or 26 times a
year.
– Semimonthly: twice a month or 24 times a
year.
– Monthly: once a month or 12 times a year.
Regular pay
– Earnings based on an hourly rate of pay.
Overtime pay
– Earnings based on overtime rate of pay.
STEP 1
Find the regular pay by multiplying the number of hours (40
or less) by the hourly wage.
STEP 2
Find the overtime pay by multiplying the hourly rate by the
overtime rate (usually 1.5) and then multiply that rate by the
number of hours that exceed 40.
STEP 3
Add the figures from Step 1 and Step 2.
Piecework rate
– Amount of pay for each acceptable item produced.
Straight piecework rate
– Piecework rate where the pay per piece is the same
no matter how many items are produced.
Differential (escalating) piece rate
– Piecework rate that increases as more items are
produced.
$203.40
Commission:
– Earnings based on sales.
Straight commission
– Entire pay based on sales.
Salary plus commission
– A set amount of pay plus an additional amount based on
sales.
Commission rate:
– Percent of sales that are eligible for a commission.
Quota
– A minimum amount of sales that is required before a
commission is applicable.
Payroll Deductions
To calculate federal withholding tax using the IRS tax
tables, an employer must know:
– The employee’s filing status.
• Single, married or head of household.
– The number of withholding allowances the
employee claims.
– The type of pay period.
– The employee’s adjusted gross income.
Income tax
– Local, state or federal tax paid on one’s income.
Federal tax withholding
– The required amount to be withheld from a person’s pay
to be paid to the federal government.
Tax-filing status
– Status based on whether the employee is married, single,
or head of household; determines the tax rate.
W-4 form
– Required form to be held by the employer for
determining the amount of federal tax to be withheld.
Payroll Deductions
Find the exempt-per-allowance amount from
the withholding allowance table.
– Identifying the amount exempt for one withholding
allowance according to the type of pay period.
Multiply the number of withholding allowances
claimed by the amount found in the previous step.
Subtract the exempt amount from the employee’s
adjusted gross income for the pay period.
Biweekly: $2($140.38) =
$280.76
,$682
zero allowances
Locate 680 in the “At least” column and move across to the
.column with 0 at the top. Withholding tax is $53
Employee’s Employer’s
Contribution Contribution Total
Social
Security $447.58 $447.58 $895.16
SUTA = $378
FUTA = $ 56
18.59(40) = 743.60
18.59(6)(1.5) = 167.31
Gross earnings = 743.60 + 167.31 = 910.91
2.58(100) = 258
2.72(150) = 408
3.15(225) = 708.75
258 + 408 + 708.75 = 1,374.75
0.05(17,500) = 875
5,290(0.054) = 285.66