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A term used in accounting that refers to employees’ time off with pay for vacations, holidays, and sick days. Companies that are obligated to pay for these days off are required by the matching principle to record...

Our Explanation of Payroll Accounting discusses the taxes and benefits which are withheld from employees' pay as well as the taxes and benefits that are expenses for the employers. Also provided are examples of the...

Our Explanation of Payroll Accounting discusses the taxes and benefits which are withheld from employees' pay as well as the taxes and benefits that are expenses for the employers. Also provided are examples of the...

A tax usually paid by the employer based on the first $7,000 to $30,000+ (varies by state) of each employee’s annual salaries and wages. The majority of the tax is paid to the state, since the state administers the...

A bank account balance that a corporation agrees to maintain with a current or potential lender. For example, a corporation may agree to keep $1 million in its checking account at a bank in exchange for the bank agreeing...

Insurance often required by states and paid for by the employer to compensate workers who were injured on the job. The amount of the insurance premiums vary by type of work performed. For example, rates are higher for...

This current liability account reports the amount a company owes as of the balance sheet date for its worker compensation insurance policy premiums. The amounts owed are usually based on the policy’s rates for the...

Under the accrual method of accounting, this account reports the amount of worker compensation insurance expense that pertains to the period indicated in the heading of the income statement, whether or not the company...

What is workers' compensation insurance? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Workers’ compensation insurance is likely to be an insurance policy obtained by a company to cover the medical costs and lost wages for its...

Compensation for employees that is in addition to salaries and wages. Examples include paid absences (vacation, sick, holiday), insurances (health, dental, vision, life), pensions, profit sharing contributions, employer...

Benefits given to employees that are in addition to wages and salaries. Examples include health, dental, life, vision, and disability insurances, employer’s portion of social security and Medicare tax, paid...

Our Explanation of Payroll Accounting discusses the taxes and benefits which are withheld from employees' pay as well as the taxes and benefits that are expenses for the employers. Also provided are examples of the...

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