Which payroll dates must match the TSR?

• A. Opportunity payroll dates match the TSR
• B. Health Plan Pricing dates match the TSR
• C. Workers' Compensation dates match the TSR
• D. FICA dates match the TSR

Answer: (A)

The central idea here is that the TSR sets the standard timing for payroll-related postings. The TSR acts as the reference calendar that determines when payroll data is processed and which periods get paid. Opportunity payroll dates must align with that TSR schedule so compensation tied to opportunities—such as commissions or project-based pay—posts in the same payroll cycle as related financial and billing records. This alignment prevents discrepancies between time entries, payroll totals, and revenue reporting.

Other date types—Health Plan Pricing, Workers' Compensation, and FICA—follow their own calendars and business rules. Health plan pricing changes occur on benefits cycles, workers’ compensation records follow insurance/policy schedules, and FICA dates relate to tax remittance and payroll tax timing. Because those areas don’t depend on the TSR’s payroll cycle, they don’t need to mirror the TSR.