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Payroll Fundamentals 1 Course Introduction

In the Payroll Fundamentals 1 course, students learn how to apply payroll legislation and calculate individual pay. This includes all components of individual pay from remuneration, through deductions, to net pay for both regular and non-regular situations.

Students will have the content and skills to effectively communicate all aspects of the individual pay calculation process to external and internal stakeholders.  This course is designed to provide the payroll student with the theory and knowledge required to:

  • Calculate regular individual net pay
  • Calculate non-regular individual pay
  • Calculate termination payments
  • Complete a Record of Employment
  • Communicate all aspects of individual pay requirements to stakeholders.

The course includes a pre-test to assess the student’s current knowledge in order to develop their study plan, application exercises to apply concepts to real-life situations, chapter quizzes to review the information learned from the printed material and a post-test to evaluate the student’s learning gain.

Course Prerequisite(s)

Payroll Compliance Legislation.

Course Aim

To introduce basic payroll practices and procedures and provide practical experience in routine payroll administration tasks.

Of Interest to

Those interested in moving into the fields of accounting and payroll.

Payroll Fundamentals 1 Course Breakdown

Lesson 1:

New Employee Information

Lesson 2:

Employment Income – Regular Earnings

Lesson 3:

Employment Income – Allowances, Expenses and Benefits

Lesson 4:

Non-Regular Payments

Lesson 5:

Non-Statutory Deductions

Lesson 6:

Termination of Employment

Lesson 7:

Record of Employment

Lesson 8:

Commission Payments

Course Notes

Course manual provided for on-going reference.

There is a final exam upon completion of the course. This course applies towards the CPA’s Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) certification. Successful completion of Payroll Fundamentals 1 is dependent on passing the CPA final exam (60%) for this course, and obtaining an overall course mark of 60%.

Course Delivery

A blended course model consisting of printed material and online exercises, quizzes and exams.

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