Course Overview

Payroll 101 teaches participants the essential concepts required to support accurate, timely, and compliant payroll administration. The course explains how employee data, timekeeping, compensation, deductions, taxes, and payroll controls work together.

This training should help participants understand that payroll mistakes can affect employee trust, financial reporting, tax compliance, and the overall credibility of the organization.

Participants will learn how to:

1. Understand the payroll cycle from employee setup through payment.
2. Distinguish between exempt and nonexempt classifications.
3. Review timekeeping records for accuracy.
4. Understand regular pay, overtime, bonuses, commissions, and supplemental wages.
5. Recognize common payroll deductions and garnishments.
6. Understand payroll taxes and employer reporting responsibilities.
7. Coordinate payroll with HR, benefits, and finance.
8. Correct payroll errors and communicate with affected employees.
9. Maintain payroll documentation and confidentiality.
10. Establish payroll review and approval controls.

Ideal for

Payroll coordinators, HR professionals, bookkeepers, business owners, office managers, and supervisors responsible for timekeeping approval.