Course details
Course Aim and Opportunities
- This course aims to give participants the knowledge and skills to carry out the payroll function in a small or medium enterprise.
- Participants will learn how to manually calculate wages and income tax, set up and maintain computerised payroll systems and make revenue returns according to the latest Finance Acts and regulations.
- The qualification is a good addition to the CV of anyone wishing to improve career prospects in office administration or payroll.
- Successful candidates can go on to study other business modules and progress to further qualifications in business or management
Course Content
Unit 1 Manual Payroll
- Define taxable incomes, gross pay, net pay, superannuation/pension
- Tax credits, standard rate cut-off point, gross tax, net tax, PAYE, PRSI
- Calculate gross pay including overtime, bonuses, commissions, holiday pay.
- Calculate employee’s net annual tax for the year.
- Cumulative, emergency and temporary tax deduction systems.
- Operation of cumulative, emergency and temporary tax systems.
- Explain and complete P45, P60, P30, P35.
- Calculate employee and employer PRSI in the various classes.
- Employee Refunds
- Calculate employee annual net pay to include marital status, pension
- contributions, tax credits and standard rate cut-off point.
- Compare tax liabilities for joint and single assessment.
- Calculate effects of the budget on an Individual’s take home pay.
Unit 2 Computerised Payroll
- Enter company and employee details frequency, method, type.
- Process the payroll regularly for a number of employees.
- Edit employee data, e.g. change in pay, tax credits, etc.
- Print payroll management reports.
- Update records at end of period, i.e., close off.
- Exit, save, and backup data.
- Outline the importance of password protection and security.
Course Work
- Assignment (60%): Candidates will complete payroll for a group of staff and make revenue returns.
- Examination (50%): Candidates will set up employees on a computerised payroll package, process payroll, print payslips and reports, print revenue documents, backup etc.
Course Location
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