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Course Description

There are many aspects that need to be covered when running a successful business. One of the most important aspects in any business is of course, payroll management. The members of the business involved in payroll management have unique responsibilities to ensure that the business operations can maintain momentum. In essence, the payroll management team are at the heart of any business.

While managing the payroll may seem easy enough, it is actually a complicated process involving finance and record keeping. Payroll Management 101 provides you with the information and guidance to become a key member of the payroll management team. The curriculum is designed to give an overview of all the core skills you will be required to attain in an easy to read manner. Most importantly, Payroll Management 101 provides you with the tools to quickly start using your new vocational skills in an operational environment.

By covering the topics contained in Payroll Management 101, you can be assured that you will have the necessary skills and abilities to tackle just about any payroll projects you are assigned. The course has been designed to assist not only people involved solely in payroll management, but also for small business owners, and business people looking to get the edge over their competitors. Written for both seasoned professionals and business newcomers Payroll Management 101 is sure to provide you with all you need to know.

Course Lessons

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Lesson 1: Introduction to Payroll

The payroll staff are a vitally important part of any large company. They have an important part to play in the record keeping that is vital in a major company with lots of employees.

Lesson 2: Record Keeping

The payroll department of each business are charged with the responsibility of keeping a vast range of records on the company's work force.

Lesson 3: Employee Records

Every company needs to record information on its employees. The importance of keeping full relevant information on their employees is essential for any company.

Lesson 4: Salary Payments

The issuing of payments to employees has become a vastly more streamlined process in the past few years, with the option for companies to transfer payments electronically to their workforce by means of an automated payment.

Lesson 5: Deductions

There are certain standard deductions that will make their way onto all payslips and as many again that appear on almost all of them. Non-mandatory deductions from a paycheck are more usually called 'benefits'.

Lesson 6: Payslips

Payslips are a major part of the record-keeping process for any company with a payroll, and they should also be part of any employee's records.

Lesson 7: Tax Considerations

There are a range of factors that govern how much tax each individual will pay and as a payroll professional one of your responsibilities will be calculating how much tax an employee is due to pay on their earnings.

Lesson 8: Dealing With Outside Contractors

Due to the nature of consultancy work and the payments regarding it, it is a great deal more flexible in terms of payments and governing rules than everyday salaried work, which must conform to a government standard.

Lesson 9: Sick and Maternity Leave

Allowing a worker to take some time away from their job to deal with the priorities of caring for their family, recovering from an illness or having a baby is profitable for a company.

Lesson 10: Pensions

The idea of a pension is to give us financial stability during our retirement and, if we have saved enough, to allow us to enjoy the years after we have stopped working for a living.

Lesson 11: Dealing With Errors

Payroll departments are staffed by humans just like any department of any business, and therefore errors will be made.

Lesson 12: Payroll Software

The main way that a payroll department can ease its human workload is to invest in a quality software package.

Lesson 13: Employing Payroll Specialists

A payroll department is only as good as the people who staff it. It is a business owner's decision how to address this need, and it is on their instincts and preferences that they will base the decision.

Optional Certificates Awarded

  1. Certificate of Merit
  2. Certificate of Academic Excellence
In addition to the standard Certificate of Course Completion, Merit Awards may be issued by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student achievement. Merit awards also incur an additional $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online. Official Merit Awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers to verify your achievement).
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Course Title : Payroll Management 101
CEU Value :

1.0 (Continuing Education Units)

Course Number : 7550184
Course Type : Professional Development
Course URL :

http://payroll.onlineclasses.com

Course Rating : Excellent Course! 4 Star Rating
Instructor :

Donna Salazar

Syllabus :

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Grading Policy :

Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to successfully complete this course

Assessment Method :

Lesson assignments and review exams

Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Requirements : View Technical Requirements
Course Fee :

Basic Course: $30

   

with CEUs & Certificate: $55

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This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment. This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.

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