Online Class: Payroll Management 101

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18Lessons
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24Exams &
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6,474Students
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8Hours
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0.8CEUs
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 is 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.
Course Motivation
The most important reason for any person to work is the "bottom line": being paid. For most workers, the simple fact of the matter is that, depending on their shift, they will turn up for work in the morning and leave in the evening; and, when the month is over, they will get their paycheck and their salary will go into their bank. It is perfectly simple. What few people give any thought to is that somebody puts the money in their bank account or cuts the check. There is, effectively, an invisible link between the work they do and the money they earn for it.
The truth is that that invisible link is actually one or more persons whose job is to ensure that a company's employees get their remuneration in full, on time, and without any need to request it themselves. It is far from automatic and actually requires quite a bit of work on the part of the people responsible for making the payments. These people are the payroll staff. Their job is, in some people's minds, an afterthought; but there is one simple fact that we need to keep in mind: If the payroll staff were not there, or did not do its job, then the very reason these workers are turning up in the morning would be thrown into question. If people did not get paid, there would be quite a lot of turmoil involved.
WHAT DOES THE PAYROLL DEPARTMENT DO?
The payroll staff is a vitally important part of any large company. Although the department name lends itself to a belief that its members are concerned solely with pay matters, the payroll department plays a major part in the human resources side of most companies. Often when a person is involved in some sort of scandal, his past employers get dragged into the media furor and respond to all questions by simply saying, "This individual is no longer on our payroll." The term "payroll," to a large extent, has become shorthand for the overall workforce of a company. In this respect, a company's payroll department has many responsibilities regarding the overall workforce. The department is not only important, it is essential. Not only does it have responsibility for seeing that the staff gets paid, it has a major administrative role in the company.
The payroll department needs to hold a lot of additional information on staff members, though. With the large variation of benefits and deductions that are connected with an individual's salary, the payroll department needs to know from month to month what a person is owed in terms of these benefits and what that person must pay in terms of deductions. These deductions will include taxes but may also apply to healthcare packages, student loan repayments, pension plans, and savings accounts.
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs

Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Introduction to Payroll
Lesson 1 Video
Lesson discussions: Payroll Course; Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete: Lesson 1 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 1 Exam
Lesson 2: Record-keeping
Lesson 2 Video
Complete: Lesson 2 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 2 Exam
Lesson 3: Employee Records
Lesson 3 Video
Assessment: Lesson 3 Exam
Lesson 4: Salary Payments
Lesson 4 Video
Assessment: Lesson 4 Exam
Lesson 5: Deductions
Lesson 5 Video
Assessment: Lesson 5 Exam
Lesson 6: Pay Stubs
Lesson 6 Video
Assessment: Lesson 6 Exam
Lesson 7: Understanding All Parts of a Pay Stub
Lesson 7 Video
Assessment: Lesson 7: Understanding the Pay Stub
Lesson 8: Tax Considerations
Lesson 8 Video
Complete: Lesson 8 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 8 Exam
Lesson 9: How to Determine and Pay State and Federal Taxes
Lesson 9 Video
Assessment: Lesson 9 Exam: How to Determine Taxes
Lesson 10: Dealing With Outside Contractors
Lesson 10 Video
Assessment: Lesson 10 Exam
Lesson 11: Sick and Maternity Leave
Lesson 11 Video
Lesson discussions: Sick Leave
Assessment: Lesson 11 Exam
Lesson 12: Pensions
Lesson 12 Video
Assessment: Lesson 12 Exam
Lesson 13: How 401K Contributions are Calculated and Deducted
Lesson 13 Video
Assessment: Lesson 13 Exam: How 401K Contributions are Calculated
Lesson 14: Dealing with 401K Contributions
Lesson 14 Video
Assessment: Lesson 14 Exam: 401 Contributions
Lesson 15: Preparing and Filing Form W2
Lesson 15 Video
Assessment: Lesson 15 Exam: Preparing and Filing Form W2
Lesson 16: Dealing with Errors
Lesson 16 Video
Lesson discussions: Payroll Errors
Complete: Lesson 16 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 16 Exam
Lesson 17: Payroll Software
Lesson 17 Video
Assessment: Lesson 17 Exam
Lesson 18: Employing Payroll Specialists
Lesson 18 Video
Lesson discussions: End of Course Poll; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments
Complete: Lesson 18 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 18 Exam
Assessment: The Final Exam
Learning Outcomes
- Define payroll management.
- Describe the requirements for record keeping.
- Describe the requirements for retaining employee records.
- Summarize salary payments.
- Summarize deductions.
- Summarize payslips.
- Define tax considerations.
- Describe dealing with outside contractors.
- Describe handling sick and maternity leave.
- Describe handling pensions.
- Describe dealing with errors.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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Student Testimonials
- "Considering that I was a payroll employee, this course was very interesting for me, the lessons are very accurate and above all I like that everyday topics are included, as well as mentioning that the role that we have is not easy. This course is well worth it." -- Antonella G.
- "This course was great! Every topic was helpful and went in depth of each subject. Some of it I already knew, but there was a lot of things I didn't know." -- Janis F.
- "This course was very helpful. I really appreciate the level of detail that was described in each lesson and video. Great layout, easy to navigate, responsive instructor. Just a fantastic experience all around." -- Thomas K.
- "This course was immensely helpful. Good information." -- Nikki W.
- "The course is quite comprehensive. It's helpful, and informative." -- Kazeem S.
- "In general, the course and the instructor were great." -- Anna N.
- "This course was very helpful in helping me to understand the in and out of the payroll department." -- Alicia J.
- "This course and instructor both helped me immensely!" -- Deanne C.
- "I really enjoyed the class as well as the feedback on all of the tests and assignments." -- Anjila O.
- "Love to learn and you just helped me a lot. Thank you very much!" -- Karen O.
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