Chapter 9
Payroll
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#9 Payroll
Learning Unit Objectives
Calculating Various Types of Employees’
LU9.1
Gross Pay
1. Define, compare, and contrast weekly, biweekly,
semimonthly, and monthly pay periods
2. Calculate gross pay with overtime on the
basis of time
3. Calculate gross pay for piecework, differential
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pay schedule, straight commission with draw,
variable commission scale and salary plus
commission
#9 Payroll
Learning Unit Objectives
LU9.2 Computing Payroll Deductions for
Employees’ Pay; Employers’
Responsibilities
1. Prepare and explain the parts of a payroll
register
2. Explain and calculate federal and state
unemployment taxes
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Payroll Cycles
Salary Paid
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Period (based on a year)
Earning per period
Weekly
52 times (once a week)
$961.54 ($50,000/52)
Biweekly
26 times (every two weeks) $1,923.08 ($50,000/26)
Semimonthly 24 times (twice a month)
$2,083.33 ($50,000/24)
Monthly
$4,166.67 ($50,000/12)
12 times (once a month)
Hourly Rate of Pay; Calculation of Overtime
Gross pay = Hours Employee worked x Rate per hour
Hourly overtime pay rate = Regular hourly pay rate x 1.5
Gross pay = Earnings for 40 hours + Earnings at timeandahalf rate
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Hourly Rate of Pay; Calculation of Overtime
Employee
M
T
W
Th
F
S
Total
R Valdez
13
8.5
10
8
11.25 10.75 61.5
Rate is $9.00 per hour
Hourly overtime pay rate = Regular hourly pay rate x 1.5
Gross pay = Earnings for 40 hours + Earnings at timeandahalf rate
61.5 – 40 = 21.5 overtime hours
$9 x 1.5 = 13.50 overtime rate
(40 hours x $9) + (21.5 hours x 13.5)
$360 + $290.25 = $650.25
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Straight Piece Rate Pay
Straight Piece Rate Pay
Gross pay = Number of units
produced x Rate per unit
Ryan Foss produced 900
dolls. He is paid $.96 per
doll. Calculate his gross pay
900 x $.96 = $864
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Differential Pay Schedule
Differential Pay Schedule
Gross pay = Number of units produced
x Various rates per unit
Logan Company pays Abby Rogers on the
basis of the following schedule:
Units
produced
150
51150
151200
Over 200
Amount
per unit
$ .50
.62
.75
1.25
Last week Abby produced 300 dolls.
What is Abby’s gross pay?
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(50 x $.50) +(100 x $.62)+(50 x $.75)
+ (100 x $1.25) = $249.50
Straight Commission with Draw
Commission is a certain
percentage of the amount a
salesperson sells.
Draw is an advance on the
salesperson’s commission
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Logan Company pays Jackie
Okamoto a straight commission of
15% on her net sales (net sales are
total sales less sales returns). In
May, Jackie had net sales of
$56,000. Logan gave Jackie a $600
draw in May. What is Jackie’s gross
pay?
($56,000 x .15) = $8,400
600
$7,800
Variable Commission Scale
Different commission rates for different levels of net sales
Up to $35,000
4%
Excess of $35,000 to $45,000 6%
Over $45,000
8%
Last month Jane Ring’s net
sales were $160,000. What is
Jane’s gross pay based on the
schedule?
($35,000 x .04) + ($10,000 x .06) + ($115,000 x .08) =
$11,200
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Salary Plus Commission
Gross Pay = Salary + Commission
Logan Company pays Joe Roy a $3,000 monthly salary
plus a 4% commission for sales over $20,000. Last
month Joe’s net sales were $50,000. Calculate Joe’s
gross pay.
$3,000 + ($30,000 x .04) = $4,200
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Payroll Register
GLO COMPANY
Payroll Register
Week #41
Allowance
&
Employee marital
Cum.
Name
status earnings
Rey, Allice
M-2
96,750
A
B
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Salary
per
week
2,250
C
FICA
Taxable Earnings
Earnings
Reg.
2,250
Ovt.
D
Cum.
Gross earnings
2,250 99,000
E
S.S.
750
F
Med.
2,250
G
Deductions
FICA
S.S.
46.5
H
Med.
32.63
I
FIT
356
J
SIT
135
K
Rate
Base
Social Security
6.20%
$97,500
Medicare
1.45
No Base
Health
Ins.
100
L
Net
Pay
1,579.91
M
Federal Income Tax Withholding (FIT)
1. Percentage Method
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Table 91,92 Percentage method income
tax withholding tables
One
Payroll Period
Weekly
Bi weekly
Semimonthly
Monthly
Quarterly
SemiAnnually
Daily or miscellaneous (each
day of the payroll period)
Withholding
Allowance
$ 70.19
140.38
152.08
304.17
912.50
1825.00
14.04
(b) MARRIED person
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if the amount of wages
(after subtracting
withholding allowances) is:
Not over $154
Over
But not over
$154
$461
$461
$1,455
$1,455
$2,785
$2,785
$4,165
$4,165
$7,321
$7,321……
The amount of income tax
to withhold is:
$0
of excess over
10%
$154
$30.70 plus 15%
$461
$179.80 plus 25%
$1,455
$512.30 plus 28%
$2,785
$898.70 plus 33%
$4,165
$1940.18 plus 35%
$7,321
Partial
Percentage Method
1) Locate one withholding
allowance and multiply by
the number of allowances
employee claims
2) Subtract step 1 from
employees pay
3) In table 9.2 locate
appropriate table and
compute income tax
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$70.19 x 2 = $140.38
$2,250.00
140.38
$2,109.62
$2,109.62
1,455.00
$ 654.62
Tax $179.80 + .25 ($654.62)
$179.80 + 163.66 = $343.46
Employers’ Responsibilities
Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) 6.2%
tax on the first $7,000 paid to employees as
wages during the calendar year
*State Unemployment Tax Act (SUTA) 5.4%
tax on the first $7,000 paid to employees as
wages during the calendar year
6.2% FUTA
5.4% SUTA credit
.8% FUTA tax
*Can be credited against the 6.2% federal rate.
Assume a company has total wages of $20,000 and
$4,000 of the wages are exempt from SUTA. What are
the company’s SUTA and FUTA taxes if the company’s
SUTA rate is 5.8% due to a poor employment record?
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$20,000 4,000 (exempt wages) = $16,000
SUTA = $16,000 x .054 = $928, FUTA = $16,000 x .008 = $128