When Can You Deduct From an Employee's Paycheck?

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Course Description
Course Qualification
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Course Description

Overview

Types of deductions

4 mins
State income tax

16 mins
Allowable disposable income

27 mins
Deducting for fringe benefits

39 mins
Deducting for breakage or shortage

61 mins
Deducting for advanced vacation

85 mins

Course Description

After calculating gross wages for an employee is accomplished, much more difficult decisions have to be made.

What must an employer deduct from an employee’s wages?

What can be deducted legally?

What can never be deducted?

These questions and more must be answered correctly before processing that paycheck. And if this is the employee’s final check…the rules may change!

Of course, everyone knows that payroll deducts for federal and state taxes. However, how much input does the employee have concerning these deductions? Which taxes are mandatory, which are a courtesy and which one the employee control will be explained during this CPE webinar? If the IRS or the state wants payroll to collect for back taxes; how is that processed? What does payroll do if a “payday loan” deduction is received as opposed to a creditor garnishment? Which ones must we honor and why? We will discuss this during this CE webinar.

Major topics covered in this CPE/CE course:

Taxes—which are mandatory, which are a courtesy, and which ones the employee controls.
Child support—the limits but not beyond.
Tax levies—federal and state.
Creditor garnishments—how many can you honor and how often.
Voluntary wage assignments for payday loans—when are they required to be honored.
Handling fringe benefits such as health insurance or group term life.
Uniforms—when the employer pays for it and when the employee furnishes it.
Meals—when they become part of the employee’s wages.
Lodging—when it is part of the employee’s wages and when is it a perk.
Shortages—the employee came up short so they have to cover that right?
Breakage—you broke it so you have to pay for it, legal or not.
Overpayments—the employee was overpaid so you can just take the money back, or can you?
Advanced vacation pays—the employee knows the vacation hours were advanced so we can take them back when the employee quits, can’t we?
Loans to employees: what terms can be set while the employee is still active and what can be taken when the employee terminates.
Employee purchases—active employees and terminated employees.
Anti-wage theft laws and the states.

Handling deductions is a complex task that payroll must get right every time for every payroll check. Failure to deduct the proper amount of taxes could result in penalties on the employer from the IRS, but making an illegal deduction for a fringe benefit or for collecting an overpayment can get the employer a visit from the federal Department of Labor auditor, the state Department of Labor auditor or both!

In this CPE/CE course, we will discuss these topics and much more as we learn what you can and cannot deduct from an employee’s paycheck.

Learning Objectives

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.
To identify the rules and regulations for deducting for cash shortages and breakages.

Recommended For

This CPE course is good for CPAs, CIAs, CMAs, Accounting Personnel, Business Owners/Executive Officers/Operations, and Departmental Managers, Attorneys/Legal Professionals dealing with the complexities and requirements of Payroll Compliance.
This CPE webinar will be beneficial for Payroll, Executives/ Managers/ Administrators/ Professionals/ Practitioners/ Entry Level Personnel Human Resources Executives/Managers/Administrators.
This IRS-Approved CE course is recommended for EAs, AFSPs, Tax Attorneys, and Other Tax Professionals advising clients over payroll tax-related matters.

Who Should Attend?

Accountant
Accounting Firm
Accounting Managers
Business Owner
Business Student
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Chartered Professional Accountant
CPA (Industry)
CPA - Mid Size Firm
CPA - Small Firm
CPA in Business
Senior Accountant
Staff of Accounting Firm
Young CPA

Course Qualification

Webinar Qualifies For

2 CPE Credit for Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP)
2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Enrolled Agents (EA) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00717-21-S)
2 CPE Credit of Taxes for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US)
2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for California Registered Tax Preparers (CRTP) (Approval No. 6273-CE-0672)
2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP)
2 RCH Credit of HR (General) for Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) (Approval No. 583384)
2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Oregon Registered Tax Preparers (ORTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00717-21-S)
2 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00717-21-S)
2 PDC Credit for SHRM Professionals (Approval No. 22-UU5QN)
2 CE Credit for Certified Fiduciary & Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS)
2 CE Credit for Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS)
2 General Credit for Accountant/Bookeeper
2 RCH Credit for Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) (Approval No. 22CPE040)
2 RCH Credit for Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) (Approval No. 22CPE040)

Additional details

Course Level :

Basic
Credits :

2
Instructional Method :

QAS Self Study
Pre-requisites :

None
Advance Preparation :

None

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MY-CPE LLC (Sponsor ID# : 6273) has been approved by the California Tax Education Council to offer continuing education courses that count as credit towards the annual “continuing education” requirement imposed by the State of California for CTEC Registered Tax Preparers. A listing of additional requirements to register as a tax preparer may be obtained by contacting CTEC at P.O. Box 2890, Sacramento, CA, 95812-2890, toll-free by phone at (877) 850-2832, or on the Internet at www.ctec.org.

Presenter

About Presenter

Vicki Lambert, CPP

President, The Payroll Advisor

Vicki M. Lambert, CPP, is president and academic director of The Payroll Advisor™ a firm specializing in training payroll professionals. With over 35 years of hands-on experience in all facets of payroll functions as well as over 20 years as a trainer and author, Ms. Lambert is a sought-after and respected voice in the practice and management of payroll issues. She has conducted open market training seminars on payroll issues across the United States that have been attended by executives and professionals from some of the most prestigious firms in business today.

Ms. Lambert has lectured extensively on payroll administration and compliance issues for clients that have included Automatic Data Processing, CCH Incorporated, Ceridian Employer Services, and The Employer Group. Ms. Lambert has also served as a consultant and in-house trainer for businesses such as Sun Microsystems, Paychex, Fox Studios, Disney, County of Riverside, and City of Hesperia.

Ms. Lambert is an adjunct faculty member at Brandman University in Southern California. She is the creator of and the instructor for the Practical Payroll Online program offered through the School of Extended Education. Ms. Lambert currently produces and presents audio seminars and webcasts for clients and business groups throughout the country.

About Company

The Payroll Advisor

thepayrolladvisor.com/

The Payroll Advisor™ was developed to be your source for payroll training at all levels within the payroll field as well as for anyone who relies on complete, accurate and timely information regarding all aspects of the payroll function.

Our Philosophy

To achieve and maintain an acceptable level of competence within any endeavor requires effort and commitment. To truly become a master of your chosen field demands a curiosity and dedication that brings the science and mechanics of an occupation or craft to a level of artistry. But there is a level beyond that of a master that few in any area achieve. To get here one must have a passion for the field that transcends professional accolades or economic achievement. This is the point where the importance of the activity, the nobility of the work, and the realization that the positive results from your efforts can elevate the entire field. It is from this passion that The Payroll Advisor™ came to be.

Our Mission

The mission of The Payroll Advisor™ is to provide the absolute best payroll training available! It must be timely, correct, understandable and accessible, and focused on the actual needs of the payroll professional in today’s fast-paced business environment. This is done chiefly through the internet and other electronic means.

We also offer our high-quality webinars to outside vendors to offer to their clients through their own brand. Ms. Lambert is the speaker for each of these information-packed webinars. Our clients include Ascentis, Audio Solutions, Avant Resources, Business 21 Publications/Rapid Learning Institute, Center for Competitive Management, Compliance Online, Online Compliance Panel, Peoplestrategy, Thompson Interactive and Train HR.

Extended Education: We concentrate on two methods to provide the finest quality payroll training under the Extended Education Departments of colleges and universities across the country. First, the Payroll Practice and Management Online Program is available in over one thousand colleges and universities across the United States and worldwide through Ed2Go/Cengage Learning/Gatlin Education. Ms. Lambert is the content editor for this outstanding program as well as its current facilitator.

Second, Ms. Lambert is the content developer as well as the instructor for the Practical Payroll Online program offered at Brandman University. As an adjunct faculty member, Ms. Lambert teaches both the spring and fall semesters programs.

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