Tracing the Amounts Used to Calculate Payroll to the Source

question 16

Multiple Choice

Tracing the amounts used to calculate payroll to the source documents tests which assertion?

• A) Existence.
• B) Authorization.
• C) Valuation.
• D) Both a and b.

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Definitions:

Respondeat Superior

The legal doctrine that imposes liability on employers and makes them pay for torts committed by their employees within the scope of the employer’s business. Literally translated, it means “Let the master respond.”

Non-delegable Duty

A legal obligation that cannot be transferred to another party and must be performed by the individual or entity to whom it is assigned.

Tort

A private wrong that injures another person’s physical well-being, property, or reputation.

Insane

A term used to describe severe mental illness or incapacity, often legally defined in the context of an individual's fitness to stand trial or make decisions.