Course Title: Payroll Practice and Management
Hours required: 80
Price: $1,595
Length course offered: 6 Months
Instructor: Vicki M. Lambert [Bio]
Description:
This nationally recognized Payroll Practice and Management online course and training program is ideal for students aspiring to become a Payroll Specialist. This Payroll Practice and Management program is a good overall review for the Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) test given by the American Payroll Association. This online certificate program is offered in partnership with major colleges, universities, and other accredited education providers.
Goals:
Upon successful completion of the Payroll course, students will: Understand the requirements of classifying employees under the IRC. Understand the requirements of classifying employees as exempt under the FLSA. Gain knowledge of and skills in federal taxation regulations as it pertains to payroll preparation. Proper taxation of wages under state regulations.
By direct use of publications and forms understand and gain experience in reading and understanding IRS tax requirements, their interpretation and application. Learn tax deposit requirements for both federal and the appropriate state. Understand multistate taxation. Learn how to complete and process the Form W-4. Understand supplemental wage taxation. Gain knowledge in pay periods and their affect on taxation.
Gain knowledge of and skills in understanding the basics of each type of fringe benefit covered including qualified and nonqualified deferred compensation, third party sick pay, relocation, and personal use of a company vehicle. Proper federal taxation of fringe benefits. Understand and gain experience understanding what taxes expatriates and nonresident aliens are subject to.
Gain knowledge of and skills in understanding the basics of payroll management in a technological environment. Understand the requirements for reporting year end information to federal and state government agencies. Understand the basics of organizing a year end season in a payroll department.
Understand and gain experience understanding the resources available to payroll professionals on the internet and how to access that information. Understand the basics of managing a payroll staff. Gain knowledge and experience in writing payroll procedures and manuals.
Grading System:
Confirmation of Completion awarded with passing score.
School Description:
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Instructor Bio: Vicki M. Lambert
Vicki M. Lambert, CPP is president and academic director of Vicki M. Lambert, LLC a firm specialized in the training of payroll professionals. With over 30 years of hands-on experience in all facets of payroll functions as well as over 20 years as a trainer and author, Ms. Lambert has become the most 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 currently produces and presents audio seminars and webcasts for clients including Institute of Management & Administration (IOMA, Inc), Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), Center for Competitive Management (CCM), Business 21 Publishing and Progressive Business Conferences.
She is currently the Editor for IOMA's Payroll Manager's Report and was a member of the board of advisors for the CCH, Incorporated "Payroll Management Guide" (disbanded). She is a contributing editor for the Payroll Practitioner's Monthly and has authored, co-authored or edited numerous payroll publications, newsletters and articles.
Ms. Lambert is also the host of "the Payroll Hour" a radio program that explores and highlights the importance and vitality of the payroll function within the realms of politics, business and peoples everyday lives. The program is broadcast on Vegas All Net Radio from Las Vegas, Nevada and can also be accessed on the internet at www.vegasallnetradio.com.
Mindy Harada is an employment tax specialist and has over 19 years of employment tax experience as an independent consultant, an employee with one of the Big 4 firms, and as a payroll tax auditor with the state of CA. Ms. Harada provides consulting services encompassing the complete array of human resource and payroll tax issues. These include payroll tax minimization studies, downsize consulting, payroll tax compliance reviews, and independent contractor studies.
Mindy represents clients in many different industries at both the state and federal level during independent contractor and payroll compliance audits. Now a sole proprietor, Ms. Harada previously was the west coast practice leader for the Employment Tax Practice at Deloitte Tax LLP. Ms. Harada's prior employment as a Tax Auditor IV with the Employment Development Department, State of California, has allowed her to assist clients undergoing a payroll tax audit.
She spent two years as a Hearing Specialist before the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, representing the EDD during the administrative appeals process. Ms. Harada is a frequent presenter on various employment tax topics at APA events on the west coast and for several payroll service providers on a national basis. She has presented before the California Society of CPAs and has also spoken at several California Payroll Conferences as well as Conferences in the Pacific Northwest and many other locations throughout the country.
Ms. Harada holds a B.S. in Business Administration, with a Concentration in Accounting from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA. She is a Certified Payroll Professional. Laurie M Fagundes, CPP is a payroll industry veteran with over 21 years of payroll management experience. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting and earned her Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation in 1992. Laurie has managed the disbursement function of large corporations having been the Sr.
Disbursements Manager with responsibility for Payroll and Accounts Payable at Excite@Home Corporation, Sr. Payroll Manager at DHL Airways, Inc. and Payroll Manager at Oracle Corporation. Her areas of responsibility have included payroll tax filing in all 50 states plus the U.S. possessions. Since 2001 she has been working as an independent payroll consultant assisting corporations with payroll implementations, process reengineering, procedures documentation and outsourcing.
