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.
Why Accountants Should Handle Payroll For Their Clients
The primary answer to this question is twofold: to help their clients by ensuring that payroll is done correctly and increased business for the accountants. Secondary answers include protecting your business from being stolen away by another accountant who does handle payroll.
Selling Points For Pitching Your Clients On Handling Payroll
Here are a few talking points for clients to outsource their payroll processing to their accountant:
- You'll stay updated on the laws and best practices so clients can focus on running their businesses while leaving the payroll processing to a professional: you!
- You can ensure your clients' that their payroll processes and reporting requirements will be accurate and comply with all relevant laws and regulations
- Handling payroll for your clients gives you better insight into their business operations, which can result in better recommendations and tax-saving strategies that improve the bottom line!
What Types Of Payroll Training Should Accountants Focus On?
Whether your clients are large or small, items like garnishments, unclaimed paychecks, and more have to be handled correctly or the organization will be subjected to fines and penalties and loss of employee goodwill.
Luckily, TrainingCenter offers a variety or payroll training courses for accountants, including payroll seminars, payroll webinars, and payroll certification programs that can be used to help grow your knowledge and your business.
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! Simply click on the applicable link(s) below for more details on each course.
Recommended Payroll Training Courses
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.
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!
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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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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Tips For Completing, Storing, And Destroying Your Form I-9sWebinarThe Form I-9 appears to be simple, yet more often than not, the forms are not completed correctly. Many employers are surprised to learn that errors in Form I-9 completion and administration can lead to steep fines and penalties. Through training and plenty of examples, learn how to avoid mistakes in I-9 administration!
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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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IRS Payroll Forms Update For 2025WebinarThis training session will cover the top ten mistakes of payroll professionals and how to fix them. Listen as the presenter discusses solutions to how your payroll department can be compliant with federal laws.
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IRS Rules For Inpat & Expat PayrollWebinarLearn how to properly pay employees in foreign jurisdictions, how to run a shadow payroll in the United States, and how to work with a third party provider who may be performing the tax equalization for these workers.
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Timekeeping And Taxation Of Travel PayWebinarThis audio conference covers the IRS rules regarding what is considered travel versus commute and what is an allowable expense versus taxable wages. It will enable you to understand how and when to compensate an employee for travel time away from a work site.
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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
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