136 pages [55 self-teaching + 81 self-quizzes with detailed answers]
Section 1: Who is an employee? How to classify—and pay—employees, independent contractors, leased employees, temporary help, agency referrals.
Section 2: Federal v. state laws. How to know if your employer or employees are covered by key federal laws. Minimum wage rules. The enterprise test.
Section 3: Paying employees. Who is paid overtime; computations. Paying for nonproductive time (showering, changing, etc.). When you can dock employee pay.
Section 4: Required payroll data. Information, data and forms for each employee. How long to keep each kind of information.
Section 5: Form W-4 and state withholding forms. How it must be completed. When you must reject a W-4. Rules on withholding a flat dollar percentage or dollar amount of tax.
Section 6: Withholding and depositing taxes. How to withhold FICA and federal income tax. The monthly, semiweekly and Wednesday-Friday rules. The “lookback period.” Form 941-X.
Section 7: Filing federal reporting forms. Computing Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA). Who must file a 940, W-2, W-3, 941 and Schedule B, and 945. Backup-tax rules.
Section 8: When wages are taxable. When wages are earned v. when they are paid. Handling wages paid in January for December work.
Section 9: Other federal and state requirements. Handling the 1099, 1099-MISC, 1099-DIV, 1099-INT, 1099-R, 1096. State unemployment insurance (SUI). Each state’s due dates for filing the state W-2 and distributing copies to employees.
Section 10: Journal entries. How to record salary, deductions and employer/employee payroll expense, payment of taxes, premiums, pension contributions and more.
Glossary of key terms.
Appendix of sample payroll forms with instructions: W-4, 940, 940-Sched. A, 941, 941-Sched. B, 941-X, 944, 945, 945-A, W-2, W-3, W-2c and W-3c, I-9, 1099-MISC, SS-8.
Publisher: AIPB
SHEILA –
Always interested in Payroll. The Payroll book was very informative and interesting.
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JEMIL –
Above expectation
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NANCY –
a little more detail than necessary
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SURINDER –
5 Star
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MARY –
The Payroll rules changed extensively while taking this course. There should be updates added as a supplement to the basic course.
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DEBORAH –
same as my review for adjusting entries.
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MARY –
Would like to take the class online.
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DENISE –
very good examples although I seemed to have found other ways to do the math and often came up with the wrong answer. Without knowing what I got wrong on the exam I have no way of studying what I did wrong.
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LYNETTE –
Good coverage on payroll issues. Examples were relevant. Good refresher if payroll was not new.
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DWAYNE –
I’m working on it.
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SUSAN –
workbook easy to understa, but its a pain in the neck physically getting to the testing office.
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MELISSA –
Very informative across the board. Good examples.
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PAMELA –
This course is in depth and does not leave out anything regarding payroll and procedures. Go back to it and use it as a guide when needed.
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CHERYL –
The course was very well designed. The material was interesting, and I find it to be very helpful in my job.  The course also serves as excellent reference material at work.
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RUTHVEN –
Study material covered all the relevant “real-world” topics to prepare students for payroll assignments.
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TERESA –
Payroll is an easy-to-use and understandable payroll process. It is presice and to the point and gives you all the necessary steps in completing payroll. I absolutely love these publications and would highly recommend them to accountants and non-accountants alike. A wonderful addition to any library for both personal and business. I appreciate your good work. Thank you very much
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SUE –
I did get through it, and learned a lot, but the presentation was confusing to me. At the time I was doing the work, it occurred to me that perhaps a technical writer could have made the course more user friendly.
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CARROLL –
Excellent source for those who learned accounting, but were never coached on how to do payroll. This is a facet of accounting that many employers will need, but it is difficult to find people who are in the know
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LISA –
Easy to follow.
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CRYSTAL –
All courses I took prepared me well for the exam, were easily understood, and relevant.
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RONALD –
good
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Diana Ball –
Book was received and I have browsed through it. Have not started really studying to take the exam.
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