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Payroll Clerk Practice Test

Check what you know about the payroll clerk job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on payroll clerk knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Net pay is:
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Answer: Take-home pay. After deductions.

Question 2 of 15FICA covers:
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Answer: Social Security and Medicare. Taxes.

Question 3 of 15Non-exempt employees:
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Answer: Get overtime. FLSA.

Question 4 of 15A W-4 is for:
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Answer: Withholding. Form.

Question 5 of 15Compare preview totals to:
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Answer: Last period. Checks.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Extra pay over 40 hours.”
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Answer: Overtime. Overtime: Extra pay over 40 hours.

Question 7 of 15What does “Exempt” mean?
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Answer: Not eligible for overtime.. Exempt: Not eligible for overtime.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Quarterly payroll tax form.”
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Answer: 941. 941: Quarterly payroll tax form.

Question 9 of 15What does “Off-cycle payroll” mean?
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Answer: Extra payroll run.. Off-cycle payroll: Extra payroll run.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Annual wage form.”
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Answer: W-2. W-2: Annual wage form.

Question 11 of 15What does “W-4” mean?
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Answer: Employee withholding form.. W-4: Employee withholding form.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Electronic pay.”
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Answer: Direct deposit. Direct deposit: Electronic pay.

Question 13 of 15What does “Gross pay” mean?
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Answer: Pay before deductions.. Gross pay: Pay before deductions.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Social Security and Medicare taxes.”
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Answer: FICA. FICA: Social Security and Medicare taxes.

Question 15 of 15What does “Pay period” mean?
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Answer: Time covered by a paycheck.. Pay period: Time covered by a paycheck.

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