- Those who want to know more about how to process the payroll task with confidence in a SME
Who should complete this course?
Also suitable for:
- Those working in a support role, for the payroll function in a larger organisation
Through this programme, you will discover how to:
Through this programme you will discover how to;
Explain the key terminology associated with personal taxation in preparing and maintaining payroll records both manually and on the computer
Outline the advantages and disadvantages of a computerised system over a manual one for payroll processing purposes
Process the payroll for employee(s), using manual and computerised systems, under the cumulative tax system, to include; various elements of gross pay, holidays, unpaid leave, cut-off points, credits, all statutory and non-statutory deductions
Process the payroll for employee(s), under the emergency and temporary tax systems and subsequent transfer to the cumulative tax system
Demonstrate the changes in personal tax due to various factors to include; mid-year commencement and leaving of employment, changes in credits, refunds
Extract information from completed records to prepare all necessary mid-year and year end tax forms for employees
Extract information from completed records to prepare all necessary end-of-period and year end returns and tax forms for the Revenue Commissioners
Assess the effect of using alternative assessment methods to calculate the annual tax liability of married couples
Analyse the impact of changes in legislation on personal tax and take-home pay by comparing two tax years
Print a selection of reports after backing up computerised data on a suitable medium.