APA Exam FPC-Remote Topic 5 Question 6 Discussion

Actual exam question for APA's FPC-Remote exam

Question #: 6
Topic #: 5

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Which of the following deductions from pay is considered a voluntary deduction?

AGarnishments

BWage assignments

CWage attachments

DMedical support orders

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Suggested Answer: B

Wage assignments are voluntary deductions authorized by employees for things like loan payments or union dues.

Garnishments, wage attachments, and medical support orders are court-mandated deductions, making them involuntary.

IRS Publication 15 (Employer's Tax Guide)

Payroll Deduction Compliance Guide (Payroll.org)

by Marleen at Apr 09, 2025, 09:37 PM

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Tiffiny

2 months ago

Ha! This question is a real head-scratcher. I bet the answer is A) Garnishments, just to mess with us. You know HR loves those little tricks!

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Dulce

9 days ago

I'm leaning towards B) Wage assignments. It just sounds like something that employees would have a choice in.

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Isadora

13 days ago

I'm not so sure, I think it might be D) Medical support orders. It seems like a voluntary deduction to me.

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Dominque

1 months ago

I think you might be onto something with A) Garnishments. HR does like to keep us on our toes!

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Tyisha

2 months ago

Hmm, I'm stumped on this one. Maybe D) Medical support orders? Seems like something an employee might agree to have taken out of their pay, even if it's not technically 'voluntary'.

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Laura

2 months ago

Ooh, this one's tricky! I'm going to guess B) Wage assignments, since that seems like something an employee might choose to do voluntarily.

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Corazon

1 months ago

Medical support orders are also mandatory deductions.

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Sylvie

1 months ago

Garnishments and wage attachments are usually court-ordered.

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Noble

1 months ago

I agree, employees usually opt for wage assignments themselves.

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Tasia

1 months ago

I think you're right, B) Wage assignments is a voluntary deduction.

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Ceola

2 months ago

I'm pretty sure voluntary deductions are things like retirement contributions or health insurance premiums, not garnishments or wage attachments. Those sound more like involuntary deductions to me.

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Jesse

29 days ago

I agree, voluntary deductions are usually things that the employee chooses to have taken out of their pay, like retirement contributions or health insurance premiums.

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