Prepare for success with the CPP Practice Exam! This comprehensive practice test is designed to help you review and master the key concepts you’ll need to pass the Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) exam. Covering topics such as payroll fundamentals, compliance, tax laws, deductions, and reporting requirements, this exam will challenge your understanding of the payroll profession.
Each question is carefully crafted to reflect the actual exam format, giving you a realistic preview of what to expect. By taking this practice exam, you can identify areas where you need improvement, build confidence, and refine your problem-solving skills. Whether you’re new to payroll or an experienced professional, the CPP Practice Exam is an essential tool to help you prepare and pass with flying colors. Take the quiz now and get one step closer to earning your CPP certification!
Exhibiting a customer friendly attitude
Viewing customers as the most important part of the job
Using voice mail to answer phone calls from customers
Establishing relationships with people
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12 weeks
1 year
2 years
3 years
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Take a credit against federal income tax on Form 1040
Demand that the employer refund the overage
Apply the social security tax to next year's withholdings
Apply the overage to benefits paid at age 65
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All further Forms W-4 must be sent to the IRS as long as the employee is being paid
Employers have no obligation to change exemptions unless notified by the employee through a new Form W-4
Withhold on the basis of information provided by the IRS
The employer should send notice at the end of the quarter, requesting that the employee contact the IRS to clear up the problem
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To recognize expenses in the period in which they were incurred
To reverse an entry made in error
To recognize expenses in the period in which they were paid
To reverse an entry from a previous period
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Notify the employees of an impending physical payout
Have the managers hand checks out to their employees
Have employees pick up checks and direct deposit advices and show identification
Mail checks directly to employee's homes
The testing of employee earnings and deductions accuracy
The verification of employees transferred to the new system from the old system
The verification of tax withholding calculations for employees
Testing the functionality of a wage attachment process
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$378.00
$432.00
$572.40
$453.60
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$400.00
$594.40
$548.64
$433.32
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12 months
18 months
24 months
30 months
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The accounting department reconciling the payroll checking account
The payroll supervisor verifying that deposits are made timely
Storage of blank payroll checks in the payroll department
The treasury department being responsible for the signature of payroll checks
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Tips under $100
Deferred bonus
Third-party sick pay up to $3,000
Workers' compensation pay
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$120,000
$180,000
$300,000
$420,000
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Cross-functional team
Conversion team
Functional team
Management team
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A copy of the RFP
Copies of project development documents
Details of disaster recovery procedures
The history of the payroll system conversion
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Verification of a sample of entered data
A visual audit of the online activity report
An auditor's comparison of each input source document to the database record
A comparison of the online report totals to predetermined totals taken from the source documents
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Outsiders are not involved in a firm's daily operations
Costs are reduced and can be distributed on an equitable basis
The employer controls the entire computer system
Time is saved by having to explain business policies and practices
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Using the aggregated method only
Using the prior 12 months' tax rate
At the optional flat rate for all payouts at termination only
At the optional flat rate or using the aggregate method
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Provide vendors with technical and functional system requirements
Request funds during a budget process
Analyze needs for a system
Assign programming resources to enhance functionality
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I-9
SS-4
SS-5
SS-8
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$3,060.44
$2,666.67
$3,108.00
$2,153.00
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Employer's cost
Employee's cost
Lower of employee's cost or fair market value
Employee's fair market value
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Employer requires substantiation of the amount, time, and business purpose of the facility's use.
Employer incurs no substantial additional cost, except labor, to provide the facility
Facility is on the employer's premises
Facility qualifies as a de minimus fringe
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$32.78
$40.05
$61.13
$44.28
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