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What is the purpose of a transit routing number?

  1. To identify the employee's union

  2. To track employee attendance

  3. To assign a unique identifier to a financial institution

  4. To determine the employee's tax withholdings

The correct answer is: To assign a unique identifier to a financial institution

A transit routing number is used to assign a unique identifier to a financial institution. This number is crucial for processing electronic transactions, such as direct deposits of payroll, as it helps in routing funds accurately to the correct financial institution. Option A, which mentions identifying the employee's union, is not the purpose of a transit routing number. Option B, tracking employee attendance, is unrelated to the function of a transit routing number. Lastly, option D, determining the employee's tax withholdings, is also not the purpose of a transit routing number.