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Payroll Certification (Payroll)

Be a Certified Payroll Specialist

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December, 2024

CPA (US), HRCI, SHRM
32.5 Hours 
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What You’ll learn

Payroll is becoming complex and more of a specialized field. Tax deductions, employee classifications, wage-hour law, withholdings, and other HR-related tasks make payroll a task that requires knowledge of various areas. This course will help you create advanced knowledge and build a solid foundation to process payroll.

Get Deeper Understanding of:

  • Developing and Implementing Employee Policies and Procedures.
  • Handling multi-state employees’ Tax Withholding and related issues.
  • Payroll manual and payroll benchmarking.
  • Resident and Non-resident alien payroll.
  • Payroll implications of work from anywhere.

Recommended For:

  • This certification is specifically designed to meet the requirements of professionals such as CPAs, EAs, CPPs, FPCs, and professionals employed in Accounting, Tax, and HR dealing with payroll issues.
  • Business Owners, Managers, and Consultants who deal with payroll technicalities periodically can also learn aspects to focus on from this certification.
  • It can also provide valuable guidance for aspiring professionals and students who aim to help businesses with payroll-related queries and aspirations of bright careers in related areas.

Why become a Certified Payroll Specialist with myCPE?

Resources included

  • Handout PDFs for every Module
  • Glossary/Key Terms for every Module
  • Q&A directly with instructors.

Career Opportunities

  • Payroll Administrator
  • Tax and Payroll Accountant
  • Payroll Manager
  • Senior Payroll Specialist
  • Senior Payroll Analyst
  • HR Generalist

Value Addition to your skills

  • Analytical skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Commercial awareness
  • Planning and organization skills

Courses

Course Title Time
2 Hours
  • To discuss the specific requirements for child support including deduction limits, deadlines, filing procedures, administrative fees, and penalties/fines for violations under both federal and state law.
  • To discuss the laws that govern the withholding and processing of child support including the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) and Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA).
  • To identify best practices for processing child support garnishments in the payroll department.
2 Hours
  • To define the process and steps involved in designing a payroll services and operations model.
  • To analyze some of the unique challenges of designing and operating in a global environment.
  • To determine the critical success factors for driving project completion, and establish a foundation for continuous improvement and phase 2 activities.
1 Hour
  • To discuss the difference between Form 1099 and Form W-2 and which department should report what, differentiate between an employee and an independent contractor, and analyze director fee payments and how to handle them correctly.
  • To explain legal settlement payments and how those should be paid and reported by payroll and AP; analyze how to best handle business expenses along with taxability concerns; review the cost of non-compliance for tax withholding and tax reporting purposes.
  • To discuss fringe benefits and their impact; analyze Form W-9 and who should be responsible for it; and identify common mistakes each department makes that can be costly to the company.
2 Hours
  • To explore which taxes are mandatory, which are a courtesy, and which one the employee controls.
  • To recognize when federal and state wage and hour laws permit recouping overpayments to employees.
  • To analyze the limits that govern deducting for child support, tax levies, and creditor garnishments as opposed to voluntary wage assignments.
2 Hours
  • To analyze Worker’s Classification as an employee/wage-earner or contract laborer/self-employed taxpayer; and identify when a “Reasonable Wage” must be paid to a Shareholder.
  • To discuss the federal tax forms business clients must file when payroll is issued; advise clients of federal tax deposit schedules and the required mode (EFTPS), based on a client’s payroll tax during a “look-back period”.
  • To explain to a client the 4180 interviews, including the documentation a Revenue Officer will request and the summons power utilized by the IRS, and explain the letters 1153 and 2751 regarding the IRS determination of TFRP assessment.
1 Hour
  • Understand IRS and state requirements for payroll document retention, including state and local tax returns.
  • Identify key types of payroll documents and the importance of maintaining accurate time records.
  • Explore strategies for handling undeliverable W-2 forms effectively
2 Hours
  • To analyze IRS regulations and tax obligations for independent contractors, crucial for flawless information reporting compliance amidst intensified IRS focus on closing the tax gap.
  • To discuss optimal instances for requesting Form W-9 and explore its necessity even when vendors claim exemptions, mastering best practices to counter erroneous claims and evade IRS penalties.
  • To explain and craft a seamless transition plan to the new electronic filing system to avoid penalties and enhance organizational efficiency.
2 Hours
  • To identify when wages are considered abandoned and discuss the laws and regulations that cover unclaimed wages.
  • To recognize payroll’s responsibility relating to abandoned wages.
  • To analyze the processes needed to correctly report and remit unclaimed wages.
2.5 Hours
  • To discover federal wage and hour laws and their impact on recouping overpayments.
  • To identify IRS requirements on recouping overpayments in a current tax year, and explore state wage and hour laws and their impact on recouping overpayments.
  • To recognize the requirements of recouping overpayments under IRS regulations in a subsequent tax year.
2 Hours
  • To explore travel pay requirements under the FLSA and state wage hour laws, and discover payroll best practices for paying travel pay correctly.
  • To identify how travel pay affects overtime calculations and the travel pay differences for exempt and nonexempt employees.
  • To recognize the IRS requirements for travel pay including: Per diem, Accountable and non-accountable plans.
1 Hour
  • To describe the basic understanding of mergers and acquisitions; explain what involvement should payroll have in the transaction; and analyze the transaction types.
  • To inspect Merger/Reorg Processing, and review data exchange and how to be successful.
  • To explain the concept of a successor employer, and discuss special tax concerns.
1 Hour
  • Analyze visa processes, including types of work visas, to ensure compliant employee hiring.
  • Discuss IRS regulations and tax considerations for non-resident aliens, including equalization and protection plans.
  • Evaluate I-94 cards and related documentation to ensure compliance with immigration requirements.
2 Hours
  • To explore the various taxes required by different states including income tax, disability insurance, and the plethora of local taxes that may apply to wages paid, and discover how to determine state withholding liability.
  • To recognize which states require the use of their Withholding Allowance Certificate which state allows either theirs or the Form W-4 to be used and which states do not have a form, and identify which states, follow the Internal Revenue Code and which version.
  • To identify the four factors that are used to determine state unemployment insurance liability, and identify the states that have reciprocal agreements and explore how those agreements affect taxation.
1.5 Hours
  • To discuss the various states and municipalities mandating paid sick leave, and explain the good points and not-so-good points about both types of paid leave.
  • To analyze how to do cost benefits analysis to determine the best time of program for your organization, and review what to look for when planning the change.
  • To effectively communicate changes that are critical to the success of the change in your program, and develop a plan of action to ensure all bases are covered.
2.5 Hours
  • To identify the various employment types and the associated use cases.
  • To discuss the pros, cons, and associated implications of employing each.
  • To develop strategies for aligning the HR/PR operations and delivery model to the work of anyway workforce.
1 Hour
  • Review critical updates from the April 2024 UK tax year, Budget changes, and election impacts.
  • Analyze disruptions to payroll, HR landscapes, and software integration.
  • Ensure compliance by staying updated, relevant, and prepared for industry shifts.
1 Hour
  • Explore the evolution of payroll best practices, and examine various industry benchmarks in detail.
  • Learn the step-by-step process for initiating a departmental benchmarking program and differentiate between process-based and data-based benchmarking.
  • Determine best-in-class practices & processes for measurement and review industry metrices to leverage organizational success. 
1 Hour
  • Discuss state and city reviews of the current legislation on sick accruals that must be provided to employees.
  • Determining W-2 reporting requirements for third-party sick pay.
  • Determining what tax should be withheld and reported and by whom.
2 Hours
  • Recognize the funding sources for the federal government.  
  • Identify employer’s income and employment tax withholding and reporting requirements.
  • Recognize the consequences and penalties for non-compliance with requirements.
1 Hour
  • Explore types of termination pay, including vacation pay and golden parachutes.
  • Address post-termination compensation, focusing on stock options, deferred pay, and taxation.
  • Review final pay timing, year-end concerns, and record retention requirements.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Payroll Certification is a course that covers the major ground to provide you with an overall refresher for the HR, taxes, and payroll-related areas. It covers the classification of employees, compliances related to the Wages and Hour Law, Fair Labor Standards Act, employee handbook, employment law, legal consequences of unlawful discrimination, payroll withholding, payroll benchmarking, multistate payroll, and mandated pay. It also covers IRS forms W-2, W-4, 941, W-8, W-9,1042, and key aspects related to them. Key aspects the business should consider for common pitfalls for unpaid payroll and employment taxes, payroll manual, and qualified retirement plans.

The vast coverage of the Payroll certification course makes this certification useful for businesses and HR, payroll, and tax professionals. It covers aspects of HR Law with reference to the classification of employees, making them payments as per the law, keeping deductions and retaining records, and treating them well considering their retirement. How to avoid common pitfalls in managing HR aspects, supporting businesses, and protecting the interest of the employees who contribute significantly are some of the aspects that contribute to your practices. It provides good insights into what is valued in the eyes of the law, good for businesses, and employees to provide them with a healthy working environment. Aspects such as payroll benchmarking, HR & payroll aspects of “working from anywhere”, and crucial updates related to related aspects contribute to the application. Thus, Payroll Certification can be very useful for professionals.

Certificate course is created by a qualified and experienced instructor(s). myCPE Certificate Courses includes Self-study Courses. Most of the courses are in the form of On-demand Videos. The Self-study Video courses in Certificate courses may be Live recorded presentations converted into Self Study (On-Demand Videos).

You can take your time and attend the course at your own pace. You can take exam unlimited time. So, don’t worry, if you are not able to pass an exam. You will be getting a chance to attend the exam again.

After completion of each course of this Certification Programs, you will be able to download a certificate with the course title and number of hours. Certificates, as well as your study records, are stored for life and you can access them anytime. Certificates are valid proof for your continuing education credits and you can also add it as an additional designation.

Once you register you will have complete access to all the courses of this Certification Programs. The self-study format allows you to access the material online 24x7 and study at your own pace.

As per NASBA guidelines, you have one year from date of purchase of your certificate to complete each program. After completion of each course, you can attend final exam any time and get CPE Credit instantly. You can retake the exam multiple times without any additional charges.

Course have minimum passing score of 70% in the final exam and you can take multiple attempts of the said exam.

Our video player tracks & stores the watch time and will show you in the progress bar. But you make sure that you don’t fast forward or manually try to move the progress bar. If you have fast forwarded the video or tried to manually move the progress bar of the video. System wouldn’t capture your watch time. So please, let the video go on its own. However, being on-demand video you can pause and play and whenever you want and you can watch it in pieces. It will pick up from where you left off. So, for a self study courses you will have to
1. Complete the entire video 100%.
2. Answer all the review questions correctly. The review questions are at the bottom of the same page where you are viewing the course video.
3. Once you have watched the whole video and answered all the review questions, the Final Quiz will open up. You need to score more than 70% in the Final Quiz to avail your CPE credit. Multiple attempts are allowed for submitting Review and Final Quiz questions.
4. Once you have completed the Review and Final quiz questions, you shall be able to download the credit certificate from the ‘My Certificates’ section. Kindly ensure you have allowed Multiple File download from your web browser to download all certificates.
5. You can download individual certificate from your "Account" as well as from this page once you complete a particular courses. Also, you can download "Consolidated Certificate" from the package page or from your account.

A Self-study course is a recorded video (If it’s a recording of a live course you may see polling questions appearing on the screen. You do not need to answer the polling questions and just let the video play). Do not fast forward. If you fast forward, we may not be able to capture your watch time and you may be required to watch it multiple times. In order to avail your credits for the self-study course, you need to answer the review questions correctly and complete the entire video. Once you have done that, the Final Quiz will open up in which you need to score a minimum 70% to qualify for the credit. You can attempt multiple times for answering the review questions and Final quiz questions. Once you have completed the Review and Final quiz questions, you shall be able to download the credit certificate from ‘My Certificates’ section.
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