When an employee has a change in status, such as adding or subtracting dependents, or submits a new W-4 withholding form, you'll record that information and verify that the payroll system is updated. Filing is a large part of the job.
For instance, if a policy expired on January 1, 2007, the data included on the Experience modification would comprise the period from January 1, 2003 to January 1, 2006. Experience modifiers are normally recalculated for an employer annually. Each year, a newer year's data is added to the three-year window of experience used in the calculation, and the oldest year from the prior calculation is dropped off. The other two years worth of data in the rating window are also updated on an annual basis.
(Level 2) LEVEL 2 Once a company has made a change in policy and has accounted for it retrospectively, another issue is the appropriate financial statement classification for the dollar amount of the retrospective effect. You know from your reading that this amount is classified on the retained earnings statement.ctivity 8.2-1: Classifying accounting changes What method should be used to account for each of the following?1. A change from average cost (AC) to first-in, first-out (FIFO) to conform to industry practice. 2. A change to percentage-of-completion from completed contract based on user needs.