Payroll Training For Accountants And CPAs
Need Payroll Training?
Whether you need payroll training for your own office or for your clients, CPA Training Center can help! We offer a number of payroll training classes on the various payroll compliance requirements, including great training for payroll basics and best practices.
We offer a variety or payroll training courses for accounts, including payroll seminars, payroll webinars, and payroll certifications that can be used to help grow your knowledge and your business. Simply click on the applicable link(s) below.
So whether you are looking for training for doing your own payroll - or want to offer Payroll as a service to your clients - we've got the training for you!
Payroll Seminars
Our in-person seminar will get you up-to-speed on payroll quickly and easily.
Payroll Webinars
CPA TrainingCenter offers a number of Payroll Webinars and Audio Conferences that provide training on Payroll basics, Payroll compliance, and Payroll best practices, as listed below.
Please note that our Payroll Webinars are offered via Live and On-Demand formats, as well as recorded via CD.
Payroll Certification Courses
Payroll Requirements For Terminated EmployeesWebinarPaying an ex-employee involves not just distributing the ex-employee's final paycheck, but knowing how to properly handle and tax any severance or other benefits due, then integrating these payments with compliance regulations under COBRA or the Stimulus Act. By attending, you also will learn how to handle more-advanced issues such as requirements for death payments, legal settlements, and stock options.
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Unclaimed Paycheck And Property ChallengesWebinarAmazingly, departing employees don't always collect all wages owed to them. Unfortunately, as a payroll professional, that becomes your problem — especially since fewer than 1 in 5 businesses comply with laws for reporting and submitting unclaimed payroll check and other property.
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Garnishments, Child Support Orders, And Other LeviesWebinarThis training session gives you tools to better understand the responsibilities that a company has regarding garnishments, Child Support orders, and levies under state and federal guidelines such as Consumer Credit Protection Act, IRS levy requirements, and state-specific levy and garnishment withholding requirements.
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Sick Pay Laws - And How To Navigate The ComplexityWebinarThis webinar will get you up to date on current and pending legislation regarding mandated sick pay requirements, as well as help you to better understand the tax withholding and reporting for third party sick pay requirements.
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Multi-State Payroll Tax ComplianceWebinarMany states have become aggressive when enforcing their non-resident state income tax withholding rules, and state payroll tax auditors are now questioning whether or not you have workers "performing services" in their state. By attending this audio conference you will learn taxation and reporting requirements for all states where your organization has employees working - or in some cases - living.
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Workers' Comp 101: The Whats, Whens, And WhysWebinarThis 90 minute training session will provide you and/or your team with a better understanding of how workers’ comp works, plus how you can directly impact claim outcomes and costs.
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Certified Payroll AdministratorSpecial PromotionThe Certified Payroll Administrator includes all aspects of payroll and training, including numerous examples, administrative tips, and interactive Q&A with answer rationales to help provide valuable insight into compliance requirements while testing your comprehension and application of the learned material! Being self-paced, the courses also allow you to earn at your own pace without time out of the office!
Payroll Rules For Fringe Benefit TaxationWebinarThis audio conference will help you to determine if your fringe benefits are currently being offered to employees correctly. That is, to ensure that they are compliant with federal and state payroll tax regulations that may assist you in avoiding a costly audit in the future.
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Find Other Payroll Training Courses
To see other payroll training courses, select "Payroll" from the "Professional Development" section of the search box below.
Find Seminars, Webinars, And Online Training In Your Area
What Is The Role Of A Payroll Accountant / Payroll Administrator?
A payroll administrator's job includes wage and hour law compliance, benefits withholding, making payroll deductions for items such as federal and state payroll tax, garnishments and levies, flexible spending accounts, and insurance, then distributing paychecks or making direct deposits.
Payroll Administrators also have to keep track of paid leave such as vacation and sick time, as well as any ADA, FMLA, COBRA, and Workers' Comp leave, make federal and state payroll tax deposits and returns, and fill out the applicable payroll-related forms.
State Requirements For Final Paychecks, Unclaimed Paychecks, And Garnishments
Below are links to pages with state-specific information on final and unclaimed paychecks and garnishments, courtesy of our sister website, PayrollTrainingCenter.com. Simply click the state name to see details for that state.
Disclaimer: This information provided is based on state laws and regulations, and is subject to change. While we make every effort to asure this information is current and accurate, it is not engaged in rendering legal or professional advice, and shall not be held responsible for inaccuracies contained herein.
Top FAQs
In addition to ensuring that employees are paid correctly and on time, "Payroll" has numerous time and reporting requirements. The primary payroll areas include paychecks, reporting, operations, and management.
Payroll is much more than just handing out paychecks, and includes a variety of responsibilities such as handling garnishments, travel pay, multi-state taxation, unclaimed paychecks, and much more in a timely and accurate fashion.
While many payroll-related regulations are federally-governed, there also are many state requirements, including those for handling garnishment, final paychecks, and unclaimed paychecks. Each state's requirements differ in the details, so be sure to check your state's requirements by clicking the applicable link(s) at the bottom of this page.
Payroll Administrators must be able to:
- Properly "classify" workers
- Apply the various exemptions
- Calculate gross pay and properly make deductions
- Correctly identify, pay, and withhold taxes for employees
- Administer deferred compensation, cafeteria plan, sick pay, and other compensation
- Handle stock options, expense reimbursements, relocation, and other "expenses"
- Follow the proper policies, procedures, and documentation requirements for garnishments and levies
- Properly complete and file all required reporting requirements
- Correctly complete year-end requirements and establish year-beginning requirements
- Implement and maintain fraud, audit, disaster recovery, and record retention processes and procedures
In business since the mid-1990's, we have over 25 years of experience delivering high-quality training content via seminar, webinar, online, and other formats. Each of our courses are delivered by an industry expert who will share his or her years of experience to help you be in compliance, smarter, and more productive, and almost all offer SHRM and HRCI credits.