1 CPE This course prepares the learner with the basic knowledge needed to administer the accounting for payroll. We start with a brief overview of payroll accounting. We will discuss debits, credits, liabilities, and assets. We then walk through an example of recording journal entries for payroll transactions and accruals for a month. The material taught in this payroll accounting course will enhance the skill-set of the payroll accountants and payroll specialist looking to advance in their career.
We review examples of:
- General employer payroll liabilities: such as liabilities for employee compensation, liabilities for employee payroll withholdings, and liabilities for employer payroll taxes.
- Payroll journal entries
- Payroll accrual journal entries
Learning Objectives
- Define liability and asset accounts for payroll transactions.
- Identify payroll transactions that should be posted to a liability or asset account.
- Define debit and credit.
- Recognize the processes to ensure correct accounting of the payroll.
- Discover how payroll practices impact the cost of operating a payroll organization.
- Discover how to prepare payroll journal entries in payroll accounting for the general ledger posting.
Last updated/reviewed: August 22, 2023
355 Reviews (1196 ratings)
Reviews
Anonymous
(Senior Accountant)
If you are an experienced accountant this course is not for you.
This course is extremely helpful for departments that provide financial information to accountants.
Anonymous
(Asst. Controller)
Overall the lesson felt more like an introduction to accounting with a hint of payroll VS an introduction to payroll accounting.
Anonymous
()
Good course for basic overview of accounting behind payroll transactions
Jay Bineau
( at Seigler & Tweedlie)
Good methodical explanation. Small critique. The handling of Bonus and Vacation Accrual is handled differently than a simple credit to Bonus expense or vacation accrual expense. The entry to setup vacation accrual is debit accrual expense and credit the vacation accrual that is correct. But when the vacation accrual is taken or paid it is simply and debit to the payroll vacation accrual and credit to cash. The payroll expense for the employee for current month goes down since the employee uses the vacation accrual to pay the salary and not the salary expense for month accrual is taken. The same applies to the bonus accrual which does not affect income when it is paid since the bonus expense has already been paid previously.
Jay Bineau
Anonymous
(Vice President of Technical Accounting)
Objectives met as written, which is more about teaching accounting to payroll people than teaching payroll to the accountants. Delivery was very monotone with too much repetition that makes it seem like too much time allotted.
Nuances of content often not precise/correct. Multiple quiz questions implied only one account would be impacted but another one listed could/would also be. Did acknowledge not all companies follow accrual accounting but assumed all that did follow book and reverse. Accounts illustrated often miss SEC distinction between payables and accrued expenses. Some points irrelevant given the objectives, such as accounting for computer purchases and leases.
Sarah Torline
(Manager, Payroll at RealPage, Inc)
I was looking for an entry-level course to share with my payroll team to give them a basic understanding of accounting principles. While this course does deliver on the basic principles, the speaker wasn't very engaging and there were some errors mentioned in the material. The most significant was that the speaker kept referring to a fiscal year as a "physical year". If you are assigning this course to someone, I'd recommend you take it first. If you're taking this on your own, the included "glossary" only includes 5 words; I'd recommend googling relevant terminology. It's really not a bad course for what you pay, but don't expect to be "wow-ed".
Anonymous
(Risk manager)
I thought Ms.Shirley was not so exciting to tell us why is so important to learn payroll accounting well, I encouraged her to be louder in the course. I thought the test in the last session is not so relevant to payroll accounting, and I still do not what is the different between wage and salary、FICA and someother similar concepts, so next time pls tell us more knowledges about payroll accounting.Thanks for Ms. Shirley's great work.
Erin Routh
( at Government)
The course was good and well structured. I am a visual learner, so I wish there had been more information on the PowerPoints at times, but that is individual preference and I understand why there wasn't. It was just that examples were hard to follow when she would rapidly name off accounts/dollar values. But it didn't impact my overall understanding of the topic.
Anonymous
(unemployed)
The primary focus of this course is basic accounting (t accounts, double entry, accruals, etc.) and uses payroll transactions as an example. This would be helpful for those those who don't have an accounting foundation; others probably won't benefit from this course. I would be interested in additional courses on a deeper level about payroll and compensation.
Anonymous
(CEO)
This course really covers some of the basics of double-entry accounting. I appreciate how essential this knowledge is for the correct recording and processing of payroll, but I really hope most people trying to run payroll are comfortable with debits and credits. I'd think this could be updated a bit; it still asks for 2015 rates.
Anonymous
()
This course was extremely helpful, a great refresher for those taking the FPC or working on recertification - the instructor was thorough and provided plenty of resources to refer back to for the quiz and the final exam. I do recommend reviewing the course materials after viewing the video before taking the final exam.
Lorri Jongeneel
(CPA at n/a)
Not a fan - sorry, but it was confusing and did not give me a deeper understanding of payroll accounting - seemed to focus more on debits and credits and not enough on the details of payroll. Also when you go over a quiz bit - it would be good to pause, so we can think of a response before you state it.
Anonymous
(CFO)
This course is not an introduction to payroll accounting, it is an introduction to accounting, maybe for people in payroll who don't have an understanding of the basics of accounting. For someone who understands accounting but wants to learn more about payroll, this is not the appropriate course.
Anonymous
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Ms. Brickous is provides a good explanation of the journal entries required to record payroll journal entries and accrued payroll journal entries. She is easy to listen to as she is very soft spoken, and the necessary skills were addressed. Her slides were also clear and helpful.
Anonymous
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Good refresher course on overall accounting principles as well as on payroll processes and terminology. However, don't expect to learn anything extraordinarily new with this one - it is an introduction course. The slide handouts are thorough and the teacher is a great presenter!
Dan Poaletti
( at DP Tax)
Very simple explanation, not only of payroll accounting, but also accounting principles in general. Taught very well! Perhaps the course title should be "Introduction to Basic Accounting, including Payroll Accounting". Good explanation on when to accrue for payroll, etc.
Anonymous
(accounting manager)
This course was more basic than expected. As someone previously said, this seemed to be more about teaching payroll personnel more about overall accounting than teaching accountants about payroll. I'd recommend specifying a bit more as to who your target audience is.
Anonymous
(VP, Controllership Operations)
Since this focused on accounting, it should be taught by an accountant. The general information was somewhat okay for a payroll person trying to get a high level understanding of the accounting impacts, the details were incorrect in many cases. CPPs are not CPAs.
Suzanne Foster
(Payroll Administrator at Martin Marietta)
The content of the class information was very good, but the speaker was whispering and sounded like she needed a drink.
The slides were good but not enough information on the slides. The speaker was speaking but the information was not on the slides.
Anonymous
(disabled)
The course presented the purpose of accruals and the entries required to record payroll expenses. I felt that more could of been done with payroll accounting and less with accounting. overall it is a good overview course on the subject matter.
Rosie Herren
(Controller at Book and Street)
This course seemed to focus on being an accounting 101 class as opposed to a payroll accounting. There was some payroll thrown in of course which was good but could have been more. She was very knowledgeable however and easy to listen to.
Anonymous
(Consultant)
Good intro to payroll accounting
REGINA STEWART
( at NA)
This was a refresher course for me. My only recommendation is to illustrate the process of journalizing more and balancing T-accounts. The descriptions didn't always coincide with what was being viewed on the screen at the time.
Lauren Bauer
(Accounting Manager at Signature Analytics)
Like some of the others have said, I think this more so teaches accounting to payroll professionals rather than payroll to accountants. However, I thought it was a good refresher on some of the basic payroll journal entries.
Anonymous
(Lead Senior Accountant)
I think this course title should be labeled introduction to accounting with minor payroll focus. It has too much accounting whereas I wanted more payroll discussion such as how to communicate between ERP and HR program, etc.
Anonymous
(Associate Accountant)
I feel this course gives a basic intro to accounting as well as covering the payroll side of it. It was informative and easy to follow, and the slides correspond with the material, which helps in learning. Would recommend!
Anonymous
(Payroll Specialist)
I appreciated the repetition of the course material. Lots of good examples. I thought the information was presented in a rather dry manner. Perslons needing an introduction to payroll account would benefit from this course.
Anonymous
(Senior Accountant)
The course was as stated in the title of the course an introduction course. The information provided was general basic accounting so the content was easy to follow. I did like that it provided journal entry as a refresher.
Eric John
(Pilot at Delta Air Lines)
Very basic payroll accounting course suitable for non-accountants or very entry level accountants. If you know how expenses, and payables work and understand basics of period end accruals, you won't get much out of this.
Anonymous
(Senior Internal Auditor)
Introduction to payroll accounting is a good course to take for CPE. It is a good way to refresh basic payroll accounting concepts. You should take this if you need to refresh basic payroll accounting concepts. Thanks
Anonymous
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Course was good and learning the regular credit and debit balance for each type of account will be useful in my everyday work. I wish the instructor would have pronounced fiscal correctly. That was distracting.
Susan Cypert
(Accounting Position at Currently Seeking)
The speaker was monotone and you could tell she was reading the material because you could hear paper turning. The course documents were the same as the video so you could just study those and know the material.
This was very helpful in my current position. I've been taken on a lot of Accounting responsibilities. I was tested on this subject matter when I obtained my CPP. But, haven't been using this until recently.
Lawrence Hirsch
(Controller at Builders design)
Shirley, thank you so much for this clear, concise and comprehensive hour in review of the accounting for payroll basics. I needed this refresher and you had the perfect course for me.
Thank you,
Larry
Stephanie Pan
(Tax Associate at NFP)
Good overview of payroll transactions and how they are booked. As other reviews state, this course is more for payroll professionals learning about accounting than for accountants to learn about payroll.
Anonymous
(Director of Accounting)
Extremely basic and more useful for a payroll person with no understanding of accounting, than an accountant looking to gain better insight and visibility into best practices in doing payroll accounting.
Patricia Hines
(Payroll & Benefits Specialist at Kodiak Area Native Association)
Very thorough explanations and very easy to understand. This has been a very valuable refresher for me and is a great course for anyone that is new to the payroll/accounting world. Highly recommended.
Anonymous
()
Not enough visual aids for the information presented (too much talking without any visual aid) especially about accrual and reversal policies, lots of reading mistakes and corrections by the speaker
Anonymous
(Payroll Supervisor)
I really enjoyed listening to Shirley explain accounting. It's always hard for me as it all seems backwards but she explained it all very well and had pictures to back it up which helped me a lot.
Anonymous
(Accounting Solutions Senior)
The first of half of the class was related to basic accounting concepts, when the title of the class is "Introduction to Payroll Accounting". I was hoping for the class to be more payroll focused.
Anonymous
(SOX Analyst)
This course provided a good, basic overview of accounting and payroll processes. I would like to see a little more detail regarding how to reverse the accrual entries and book the actual entries.
Anonymous
(Shared Service Leader)
Basic accounting, not a lot on payroll itself. Seems extremely basic for a continuing education course (did not increase competency). Reference to "physical year" was disappointing (incorrect).
Kirk Valencia
(Director, Administration at Hampton Roads Church)
Very basic accounting course on debits and credits, but still a good refresher on the importance of using the accrual method and reversing transactions when needed in the next accounting cycle.
Brandon Bush
(Manager at PorterKinney)
Dry, but a fine review of the overall effect of payroll accounting. Probably best for accountants already familiar with general accounting and just needs a refresher on debits/credits, etc.
Micheal Gregor
( at Tervita)
Quick review of accounting and accounting for payroll. Very basic information and could have been enhanced with a worksheet/system to assist in doing a payroll for a medium sized business.
Anonymous
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The instructor's voice lacked energy and her she consistently mispronounced the word "fiscal". There was also a lot of speaking but no information added to the slides for visual learners.
Tyler Ellens
(Staff Acountant at Evenhouse & Co. P.C.)
Great background information of payroll accounting. Some of the information was repeated a couple times which may have been a little unnecessary. The pace of the course was also very slow.
Katie Silver
(Payroll Manager, CPP at Breslow Starling)
Most payroll professionals that I have met do NOT like the accounting side of payroll. I felt the slides could have used a little more info but overall the course explained the basics.
Anonymous
()
Thank you, this course was great. I felt like it covered everything necessary and provided me with the tools to pass the exam at the end. Overall I would recommend this to a colleague.
Marquita Money
(Human Resources at MONEY)
Simple, but very informative. Useful information provided by qualified instructor. Topics were covered effectively. Instructor was clear and concise. Very knowledgeable instructor.
Anonymous
(Manager, Accounting)
The instructor's pace and lesson is helpful for an introductory course. She spoke where attendees could follow along easily and restated topics to ensure attendees would understand.
Lynne Bromley Holloman
(Accounting Manager at Woodside Equine Clinic)
Sometimes we get so used to our job that we forget the basics. Thank goodness, there is a refresher course. This is good for anyone who wants to learn more about payroll accounting.
Susan Wright
(Payroll Administrator at Hemenway Business Service)
This course helped me see how payroll fits into the general accounting for an organization, which I had not seen before even though I have a general knowledge of overall accounting.
Christina Wolfe
(Payroll & Benefits Coordinator at Canterbury Park)
I think others have also touched on the fact that instead of Fiscal Year, the speaker refers to it as Physical Year throughout the program. The speaker is also speaking very slowly.
Anonymous
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I thought there would be a more in depth look into payroll. The instructor was very informative, but it seemed like an introduction to accounting class, not specifically payroll.
Anonymous
(Accounting Manager)
this is a good high-level overview for people that are not normally involved with accounting payroll. it also offers a quick refresher on assets, liabilities, revenue and equity.
Staci Brown
(Director of Finance at Cair Paravel Latin School)
The information was very basic but good. Clear explanations. I don't think the beginning information is useful unless this is a course taken by a non-accounting professional.
Anonymous
(Sr. Payroll Coordinator)
Nice overview with emphasis on main points. Great for those new to accounting principles but also a great review for those who are already familiar with accounting principles.
Landon McDonald
( at ADP)
This was a great course to get an introduction on payroll accounting! Easy to follow and found the info pertinent to what a payroll professional will encounter in their role.
Anonymous
(Senior Internal Auditor)
This course is a very good refresher. The instructor was very effective in presenting the various topics within the course. The time allotted was sufficient for this course.
Aimee Swenson
(Owner's Liaison at Driftwood Hospitality)
This course is ok for HR professionals trying to learn basic accounting, not accountants trying to learn payroll accounting. Over half of the course was basic accounting.
Kevin Unger
( at American Woodmark)
This is an excellent introductory course for anyone who is new to payroll and wants to understand more about how the transactions we process affect company financials.
Anonymous
(Asst Finance Director)
This is a very very basic course if you are an accountant. Might be more suited for a payroll specialist who wants to understand the impact of transactions on the GL.
Jeff Klein
(Director of budgeting and financial plan.. at Vss-southern theatres)
basic overview of payroll accounting and some review of basic accounting (assets vs liabilities) (debits vs credits). Walked through one example of recording payroll.
Anonymous
(Senior Accountant, Payroll)
This is more of an "accounting for payroll employees" course than a "payroll for accounting employees" course. Not what I was looking for, but instructor is thorough.
Anonymous
(Snr Accounting Consultant, CPA)
This was a good overview of payroll accounting, that is an area I do not usually work in. It was straight forward, especially if you have strong accounting foundation.
Tiffany Miller
( at ADP)
This was a great course. Please take this course as a refresher and save the slides. These could help in your day to day activities. It also helped maintain my CPP.
Anonymous
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The lecture is very organized and easy to follow. The topics are explained very clearly to help understand how the payroll accounting affects the financial statement.
Anonymous
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This couse is probably helpful for payroll professionals with little accounting background, but as others have commented, this is pretty basic Accounting 101 review.
Devery Adair
(CFO at PLI Industries LLC)
This course is perfect for those who want to have a basic understand the accounting aspects of payroll which is expected by the title. It fulfills its objective.
Debbie Banks
( at Banks Accountancy LLC)
Did not expect basic accounting. Thought it was specifically payroll related. Very, very basic. And I think part of the vacation and bonus accrual wasn't correct.
Anonymous
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The course reviewed basic accounting concepts necessary for doing payroll journal entries. There was no topics discussed on payroll laws or filing payroll forms.
Anonymous
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I would have liked more about payroll and less about basic accounting. Debits and Credits Assets Liabilities etc. I was hoping for more payroll related items.
Anonymous
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This course is a high-level overview of basic accounting. I think it would be helpful if all the slides matched up to what was being said by the instructor.
Anonymous
()
Not really a payroll accounting lesson. It's more of a basic accounting class. If you took basic accounting in school you won't really learn anything new.
Anonymous
(HR Director)
I liked learning the basic accounting for payroll procedures. It is beneficial for anyone on a payroll team to understand when assisting the accounting team.
Anonymous
(Senior Assistant Controller)
Course needs to focus more on actual Payroll accounting teaching the stages in the Payroll process and the basic taxes and forms associated with the process.
Jennifer Miller
(Senior Accountant at Bookminders)
The class was a great general overview of payroll accounting. This would be excellent for a brand new employee or intern that was going to work with payroll.
Anonymous
(Associate Consultant)
Great for beginners! The examples and short quizzes were good review for the final exam. Wanted the exam to be longer and have a larger variety of questions.
Anonymous
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I agree with the other reviews that said this is more accounting for payroll administrators than payroll for accountants. Still a decent basic review though.
Anonymous
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Might be a good overview if not an accountant. Was hoping for more information on the payroll side perspective rather than a quick intro to accounting 101.
Anonymous
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Wish there was less time spent on basic general accounting topics like t-accounts and debits and credits. Should have more in-depth payroll-related examples
Lori Kulp
( at HRP Hitesh CPA)
The course did a great job of explaining the payroll process. It explains the relationships between credit and debit entries and how one affects the other.
Janine Korovesis
(Controller at Google)
This course is a good entry level course, but I am not sure that I learned a lot about payroll accounting specifically versus general accounting concepts.
Anonymous
()
This was a very basic course that will be helplful to those just starting with payroll accounting or accounting in general. The course was laid out well.
Calvin Stoker
(Payroll Manager at Argen Corporation)
Very good for gaining basic knowledge and skills for payroll accounting. Instructor was good and once you got past "physical" for fiscal, you're all set.
Anonymous
(Consultant)
Basic overview of payroll entries. Good refresher for someone that doesn't work with payroll or a good beginner course for someone getting into payroll
Anonymous
(Assistant Controller)
This is pretty basic payroll accounting information but a good refresher of what are the liabilities and assets when dealing with payroll accounts.
Emily Moran
(Director of Finance at Kurtosys Systems)
I always like it when the subject goes back to the debits and credits. Shirley covered all of the relevant payroll topics I need as an accountant.
Angel Kanonik
(Senior Human Resources Systems Analyst at DHL)
I know a little about accounting and I think this is a great course for beginners or as a refresher if you are not dealing with accounting daily.
Anonymous
()
the concepts are made very understandable. The coverage of accruals was well explained. The reminder of the importance of reversals was spot on.
Anonymous
(Accounting Manager)
Poor instructor. She says "physical" instead of "fiscal" which makes it hard to take anything she says seriously. Extremely basic introduction.
Daniel Contreras
(Associate Director, CFCC Assurance at Standard Chartered Bank)
Very basic course with monotone presenter. I did enjoy the interim mini-quizzes and straight forward slides. Good for a quick accounting 101.
Lisa Brzezinski
(Director of FInance at Aspirus)
The course was good for an introductory course. I was looking for a little more substance so I will look for the next course in this series.
Anonymous
(Sr. VP & CFO)
This is not a bad course, but I would call it a basic accounting introduction using payroll as an example rather than an actual payroll course.
Anonymous
(Payroll Manager)
Overall the course was a good refresher. The instructor kept saying "physical year" and confusing month with year, but otherwise, good course.
Anonymous
(Senior Accountant)
The instructor gave a thorough explanation of what Accounting is before delving into how to account for payroll. A very good presentation.
Judith Poli
(Payroll Manager at Odyssey Systems Consulting)
I feel that the slides could have contained a little more information as these are for me a take-away from the course for me to refer back to.
Anonymous
(Owner)
This class was far more simplistic than I realized. It is not needed unless someone knows absolutely no accounting for payroll or accruals.
Anonymous
()
The course moved too slow for a CPA getting CPE credit. Also, the presenter kept saying physical instead of fiscal which was a distractor.
Anonymous
()
There was a lot of info covered in an hours time but I didn't feel the test questions/ content were necessarily covered during the review.
Ted Stiefel
(VP Finance at Sydecar Inc)
Great introduction to payroll accounting for the non-accountant. A bit too basic for anyone with an entry level knowledge of accounting.
Rahman Ullah
(Senior Accountant at Cardtronics)
Great intro to payroll. The instructors pace is slow but this is a must for payroll employees weak in accounting. Simple yet effective.
Anonymous
(President)
Very good and detailed with explanations that are very helpful for the beginner. I think bookkeepers would benefit most from this course
Anonymous
(Accountant)
This course seemed to be a very basic overview of Payroll Accounting. The instructor has a lot of very good information in the slides.
Anonymous
(Payroll Training Specialist)
great course. I have a hard time understanding the GL. I just can't seem to get it. But was able to understand it through this course.
Anonymous
(Senior Payroll Associate)
This is a good basic overview of accounting for payroll. Instructor explained accounting principles and how they relate to payroll.
Anonymous
(Senior Payroll Specialist)
I would have liked more visual examples and scenarios. This course is most beneficial to those who do not have accounting backgrounds.
Laura Munson
(CFO at Cathedral Capital)
Very basic info starting with definitions of assets and liabilities. Not for anyone with accounting degree or significant experience.
Anonymous
(Functional Analyst)
It was basic accounting and there was some good information. I couldn't get past the "Fiscal" period being pronounced as "Physical".
MARIA LUISA DE GUZMAN
(Manager - Billing Staff & Financial .. at Harbor Rail Services of California)
Very informational. The review of the basic accounting was very helpful for better understanding of how entries are made. Thank you!
Cara Cranor
(US Payroll &HR Specialist at SEMCO)
Mispronunciation of words such as fiscal (stated as physical in course). Power points could also be a little clearer for study.
Anonymous
(Division Payroll Manager)
Session was good. Wish more examples were given to help better understand the content. Overall it was well worth the session.
Mahira Sheikh
(Accounting Manager at DLC Group)
This course is more basics of accounting than it is relating to payroll, in my opinion. But a valuable refresher regardless.
Anonymous
(Lead Payroll Specialist)
It is pronounced FISCAL and not PHYSICAL.
SUI stands for State Unemployment Insurance Tax not State Unemployment Income Tax.
Dawn Foster
(Payroll and Tax Manager at Meriton)
Speaker was a little hard to hear without turning speakers up to full volume but overall class was very good and informative.
Anonymous
()
This was a good high level course that is helpful for those new in payroll and a good refresher for experienced professionals.
Anonymous
(Senior accountant)
this course is very informative. It teaches the introduction of payroll accounting details and provide a lot of live examples.
Anonymous
()
Good presentation of payroll concessions and the associated journal entries and the importance of accruals to match expenses
Anonymous
(Manager, Financial Shared Services)
Even for an introductory course, this was slow and tedious. Additionally, the volume was too low. Really a waste of time.
Anonymous
(Sr. Accountant)
Good basic review of general accounting for an entry-level payroll employee. Liked the incorporation of the lesson quizzes.
Shaylee Andreatta
(Administration Manager at Cucharas Sanitation & Water Dist..)
I liked that the professor was very thorough, she gave good examples and she gave definitions and PDF access to the slides.
Dawn Hickmon
(Payroll Manager at WSSCWater)
I just find Accounting so confusing. No matter how hard i study.
This Webinar does help in making things a little easier.
Andrew DeLorme
( at Allscripts)
This course is a summary of the accounting necessary for general Accounts Payable activity. It provides useful information.
Sharniece Ford
(Accountant at Charter Communications)
This was a really good and informational course, it was refresher and reminded me of some principle that I have learned.
Darla West
(Lead Payroll Specialist at Southwest Network)
There were a few typos. Physical year is mentioned several times, when I think fiscal year was the intended terminology,
Anonymous
()
This is a good course for people needing a general introduction into payroll with some previous knowledge of accounting
Anonymous
(Payroll Analyst)
Informative for a payroll professional that would like to learn more about the accounting side of the payroll process.
Polly Roe
(Payroll Manager at Stratus.hr)
This was a great overview of basic accounting and the balances of each account, as it applies to the payroll function.
Steven Stanforth
( at Waibel Energy Systems, Inc.)
Could use a bit more focus on actual payroll items and can assume types of accounts and accounting is a prerequisite
christle madding
(payroll manager at lippert components)
The accounting portion of a job is always the most difficult because the debits and credits can be easily confused
Anonymous
(Controller)
This course was helpful but could have provided more about payroll expense rather than general accounting entries.
Rob Foy
(CPA at KTM Solutions Inc)
I was surprised this counts for CPE credit. I can't think of any CPA that would get anything useful out of this.
Anonymous
()
Great course... very informative. Though, a little on the basic accounting side rather than Payroll detail side.
Anonymous
(Sr Manager, Payroll & HRIS)
Great introduction to accounting for payroll. Basic but very helpful; a must know for all payroll professionals.
Stephen Leitz
(Owner and Founder at Workforce 2080 LLC)
I liked the content as it never gets old talking about accounting as it keeps you on your feet the entire time.
Anonymous
(Payroll Coordinator)
I thought that this course was great for me. I loved the examples. I really appreciated the quizzes as well.
Anonymous
()
Shirley's course and slides were very effective and informative. This was a good review of payroll accounting.
Jimmy Hall
( at Consultant)
This course was very effective at delivering the ideas needed to be a more effective leader, and professional.
Anonymous
(Financial Reporting Manager)
Good overview for beginners regarding payroll and accounting entries. PDF of slide show is a useful reference.
Anonymous
(Tax Consultant)
This is an introduction to payroll accounting and is best suited for those with limited accounting knowledge.
Anonymous
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Very high-level review. It would be helpful to include more detail in the actual slides for future reference.
Anonymous
(Executive Director, Corporate Controller)
This is a simplified payroll related accounting course that certainly help beginners in the payroll function.
Anonymous
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Nice introduction course to payroll accounting. This was my first payroll accounting course. Would recommend!
Anonymous
(Payroll and Accounting Specialist)
As stated in the title, this is an Introduction to Payroll Accounting; this is a great course for beginners.
Ashton Williams
(Controller at Codaray Construction, LLC)
Enjoyed the course. Very introductory level. Would recommend for someone without an accounting background.
Sergio Perez
(Controller at Not Applicable)
This class is rudimentary but a good review. This teacher combines basic accounting and payroll. Well done.
Justine Soares
(Accountant at Google)
Course was very helpful. Quiz questions were not as aligned to Payroll accounting as they could have been.
Terri Tindall
(Client Accounting Specialist at Postlethwaite & Netterville)
This was a good course. The presenter adequately defined and explained the term. She gave good examples.
Halina Kovel
(Sr Revenue Accountant at Yelp)
great overview of assets, liabilities and debits and credits. Also a good intro into payroll accounting.
Anonymous
(Consultant)
A little to basic. I was hoping for more information related to payroll than about general accounting.
Anonymous
(Director of Accounting)
Great course to learn about payroll accounting for people who are not involved with payroll accounting.
Michael Muchortow
(CPA at Muchortow & Associates)
Much of the course dealt with basic accounting principles which helped but stretched out the material.
Anonymous
(Corporate Controller)
This was a good summary of payroll and the impact of these transactions as it goes through the system.
Anonymous
(Payroll Manager NA)
Very good review for accounting principals! It is definitely something payroll personnel should know!
Anonymous
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not exactly what i was expecting but still informative. perhaps could go into more payroll information
Anonymous
(Owner)
This is pretty basic information, although I do know some payroll clerks who would benefit from it.
Anonymous
(Accountant)
A quick overview but if you have accounting background you might not find this course useful for you.
Anonymous
(CFO)
very basic, would have liked to see more on payroll accounting rather than basic general accounting
Anonymous
(Sr. Accountant)
Materials and presentation flowed smoothly. Examples and quiz questions were relevant to the course.
Anonymous
(Sr Financial Analyst)
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Kevin Murray
(Controller at DA Collins)
This is a simple entry level course. There's more on the trial balance than on payroll accounting.
Anonymous
(Senior Accountant)
Good primer for those looking to get understanding of the payroll function and accounting entries.
Anonymous
(Assistant Accounting Manager)
It covers basic principle of payroll accounting. It is helpful to refresh my memories from School.
Anonymous
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Instructor was clear in her explanation of accrual entries. In general, the course was very basic.
Chantell Haines
(Accountant at SustainableBrands)
excellent presentation of the accounting basics that every accountant runs into on a daily basis.
Anonymous
(Sr Manager)
Instructor kept referring to the fiscal year as the physical year throughout, at least 40 times.
Anonymous
(Finance Consultant)
Nice overview for entry-level learners. Happy with the reference materials provided. Thank you.
John Clifton
(President at Owl Creek Holdings)
Good overview of the payroll process. I also enjoyed the general accounting that was included.
Kade Tibbetts
(Transaction Advisory at Intrinsic)
Basic overview of accounting debits and credits, especially as they relate to payroll cycles.
Anonymous
(Accouting/HR Analyst)
Great course for brushing up on accounting basics. Professor was clear and easy to understand.
Abraham Minto
( at Abraham Minto LLC)
Shirley is a great instructor. This course provides a good foundation for payroll accounting.
Anonymous
()
This course is great for payroll beginners. Gives the basics for how to account for payroll
Sarah Emery
( at Questco)
Very informative - this ledger work is hard for me to grasp - did a good job of explanation.
Anonymous
(Payroll Manager)
The course was easy to follow and the instructor did a great job at explaining each section.
Tara Thiel
(None at None)
I found the course helpful, but thought the power point outline was somewhat incomplete.
Robert Palmer
(Implementation at ADP)
Fast moving course - would have appreciated a slower pace and more explanation of concepts
Jeanne Chase
(Manager of Budget at EBMUD)
Teacher very thorough. Nice refresher. Topics covered were very appropriate for beginners.
SUZANNE FOSTER
(Payroll Administrator at S&ME Inc.)
Great speaker, great presentation and very easy to follow. Excellent learning experience.
Anonymous
()
Instructor was very knowledgeable and thorough about the payroll topic she was presenting.
Anonymous
()
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Timothy Phan
(Accountant at Liberty Utilities)
Very general accounting principles, I was expecting more specific examples or situations.
Anonymous
(CPA)
A little more basic than expected. Overall a good review of basics in payroll accounting.
Anonymous
()
Good coverage of material but some of the slides were not detailed enough to follow along
Anonymous
(VP, WFM and BusTech)
Great review of payroll accounting basics, particularly accruals and reversing entries.
Anonymous
(CEO)
Great introduction to payroll accounting. The instructor was very effective in presenting
Anonymous
(Finance)
Great introduction to payroll and accounting 101. Helpful to all! Thanks for the course.
Sealtiel Alvarez Sanchez
(Shared Service Center Manager at Aliaxis)
Good summary of basics of acconting. Short but interesting class about it. Recommended.
Anonymous
(Associate)
This really a very basic accounting class with an emphasis on payroll-type activities.
Kevin Rupp
( at Owens Corning)
Informative course covering the basic to journal entries related to the payroll process.
Anonymous
(CFO)
This is a very basic introduction to accounting. I guess I wasn't sure what to expect.
Anonymous
(Sr Payoll Tax Consultant)
Good refresher for a payroll professional thats on the accounting side of the equation.
Tara Landau
(Self employed at self employed)
Surprised me that physical was used for fiscal.
Very easily understood.
Very nice!
Anonymous
(CFO)
The title of the course is very accurate, this is a very Basic course covering Payroll
James Chuang
(Compliance Specialist at Silverton Casino Hotel)
Good introduction to the basics of payroll accounting. More accounting than payroll.
Nicholas Rivera
(Staff Accountant at Riviera Partners)
Good overview of the basics of accounting and how it pertains to payroll recording.
Anonymous
(Program Manager - Net Revenue)
Some concepts were more general accounting than payroll but overall good information
Anonymous
()
Basic review of payroll accounting. Instructor was clear, but monotone/not exciting.
Katherine Naranjo
(President at Suncoaster, Inc)
This is basic information for those who do not already handle accounting functions.
Leon Klipple
( at PPL EU Services Corp)
Meets its stated goals. Basic accounting and how it relates to payroll processing.
Anonymous
()
Good basic overview of the accounting equation and how payroll transactions fit it.
Anonymous
(ESR)
I will save this information for future reference.
Thank you for your kind help.
Anonymous
(CPA)
Easy intro to payroll accounting. Good way to dip your feet in payroll accounting.
Debra Lindquist
(controller at SafeRide Health)
this is a very very basic course. It was much more remedial than I was expecting.
Anonymous
(Consultant)
Nice over view of payroll accounting for those who have not had exposure, like me.
Alex Blonigan
(Consultant at DLC Group)
Good coursework and good refresher of data and information, I will be able to use
Anonymous
(Director)
Great topic but very basic and should get more complex for the accounting of it.
Anonymous
(GL Manager)
Good and basic overview of payroll accounting. Instructor was clear and concise.
Laura McGillicuddy
(Director of Finance and Accounting at Clark Pacific)
good basics for a payroll person. Probably a little too basic for an accountant.
Craig Scanlon
(Owner at BST)
Course title deceiving....more about general accounting than payroll accounting
Anonymous
(Accountant)
A little on the simple side. I would like to learn more about the complexities.
Anonymous
()
Great! It was very clear and concise and informative. I really liked the style.
Anonymous
()
Accounting can be very confusing but this course broke it down in simple terms
Anonymous
(Director)
good, very basic training. no surprises. more general accounting than payroll.
Anonymous
()
A great basic overview of payroll accounting. Easy to understand and follow.
Allison Justice
( at ADP)
clear, concise material for intro into Accounting, easy to understand material
Sara Knight
( at Rivers End Accounting)
This appeared to be a basic accounting course rather than payroll orientated.
Anonymous
()
I really enjoyed this course. Great intro course and a good refresher. Thanks!
Anonymous
(CPA)
A very very basic review. This is a high school review but an effective one.
Lisa Nagem
(Accountant at ECUA)
I'm just learning accounting so still trying to learn the debits and credits.
Anonymous
(CFO)
A very good introduction to payroll. Could be used to begin a payroll career.
Anonymous
(Accountant)
The lesson is great for someone who wants to learn about payroll accounting.
Thanh Truong
(Senior Internal Auditor at Charter Communications)
This course provides an adequate less on introduction to payroll accounting.
David Martinson
(Senior Accountant at Self)
Appreciated background on Payroll as it relates to Accounting and Entries --
Anonymous
()
Not much to like or dislike, it was thoroughly thorough... that's all folks.
This course was very fruitful , this will help me with payroll processing .
Anonymous
()
Good information. A lot to retain in an hour if you're not already familiar
Anonymous
()
This course was a good introduction to payroll and the slides were helpful.
Ross Connor
( at HVAC Incorporated)
Good introductory course to payroll accounting that I used to train staff.
Monica Burgos
(- at Monica Burgos)
I liked the emphasis on the basis of accounting and not just for payroll.
Mark Quinn
(CFO at MultiFlow)
it was a good overview of the basic responsibilities of the payroll team
Anonymous
()
Good refresher on basics of payroll accounting. Material presented clear.
Anonymous
(Controller)
Easy to understand course on payroll. I want to continue to learn more .
Theodore Zeck
(Certified Public Accountant at Theodore R. Zeck, CPA)
Good for a payroll person who doesn't understand where THEIR numbers go.
Anonymous
()
a good introduction to payroll accounting. Helpful for an introduction
Milenie Thompson
(GL Programmer at Paylocity Corporation)
It was a great and concise course very relevant to payroll accounting.
Anonymous
(Accountant II)
Good to hear a refresher on the payroll entries, specifically for taxes
Anonymous
(UP Specialist)
lots of information here but was presented simply for completed process
Anonymous
()
Course fully met objectives, structured well, increased my knowledge.
Anonymous
(Internal Audit)
Great course on payroll accounting and everything that goes into it.
Evan Taylor
(Information Technology Analyst at Consulting)
The presenter spoke very very soft for me. It was hard for me to hear
Syed Kazmi
(Controller at Encompass Capital Advisors LLC)
easily remembered lesson being basic accounting and nicely explained.
Anonymous
(Senior Accountant)
This was a great introductory course, would recommended to beginners.
Susan Renshaw
( at Method Insurance)
an easy course with refreshers on account classifications for payroll
Terri Salazar-Rodriguez
(None at None)
Very organized. Mini-quizzes helpful. Great intro class for payroll.
Anonymous
(-)
It was clear and easy to understand. A good basic refresher course.
Anonymous
(Finance Assistant and Contract Administr..)
Provided a good basic understanding, would have liked more examples.
Anonymous
(Finance Consultant / Finance Controller)
This course was relatively easy, but refreshers are always valuable.
Anonymous
(Director, Governance)
More than just payroll accounting overview. Good overview of topics.
Bryan Chamberlain
(Controller at N/A)
Love this course, and am very impressed with the amazing instructor.
Anonymous
()
Accruals were the biggest takeaway but overall a great "forest" view
Anonymous
()
Great review of information. Would recommend this course to others.
Kari Grimes
(Payroll Consultant at Allianz Life)
Great course! The content is very understandable and easy to follow.
Anonymous
(Controller)
Good refresher on the payroll accounting we learned at some time .
KIM MILLER
( at Miller's Mowing & More)
Excellent course. Instructor was very informative and interesting.
Simon Adell
(Chief Financial Officer at Undisclosed)
Nice focus on accounting basics, which is important for payroll.
Wenjie Jin
( at Emil Capital)
very basic payroll accounting course but helpful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous
(Director)
Detailed journal entry examples throughout the course are useful.
Anonymous
(Managing Director)
This is an excellent Introduction Basic Payroll Accounting course.
Anonymous
(Owner)
I enjoyed this course and would recommend it......................
Candace Oliver
(Independent Consultant at C Oliver)
very basic accounting, not as advanced on the payroll as desired.
Sylvia Ratliff
(internal audit consultant at self employed)
Good refresher for someone away from payroll processes for awhile
Diane d'Entremont
(Sr Payroll Administrator at Granite Telecommunications)
This course would be great for a entry level staff member to take
Anonymous
(Controller)
More of a basic / intro to accounting course rather than payroll.
Rachel Hill
(Jr Collector at Yelp)
Good understanding of basics for beginning payroll understanding
Anonymous
(Tax Staff)
A very good course to review the basics of payroll accounting.
Anonymous
()
Instructor was very engaging and information was well presented.
Melissa Embry
( at TDI Fleet Services)
very basic simple course for those with no accounting knowledge
Celeste Houston
(VP of Payoll at Stratus.hr)
It was good information, but the presenter was a bit monotone.
Anonymous
(Controller)
Character minimum requirement. Character minimum requirement.
Glenna Pacella
(Payroll Specialist at Sentric HR)
Informative, gave some helpful tips to remember tricky things.
Anonymous
()
Challenging but always a good topic to know about. Thank you!
Anonymous
()
Good refresher. Good content and presentaion would recomend.
Anonymous
()
This was a great introductory course for Payroll Accounting.
Samuel Narotsky
(Corporate Accounting Consultant at Self Employed)
Too much focus on really really basic accounting principles
Anonymous
(Finance Director)
Basic payroll accounting course that covers relevant areas.
Cammy Dollins
(Payroll Coordinator at Laclede Electric Cooperative)
I would like to have more written resources for visual aid.
Katie Young
( at EBS)
Great job! Course was very informative and easy to follow.
Tory Dolecek
( at Advansix Inc.)
Great information and presentation was easy to understand.
Alyssa Borenstein
(n/a at Casper)
Basic knowledge on payroll accounting - great short course
Anonymous
()
Great course for beginners of both payroll and accounting.
Anonymous
(Customer Service Rep)
dislike, I dont like accounting, but I need my certificate
Anonymous
()
Valuable course on Intro to Payroll Accounting. Thank you.
Michelle Foy
(M&A Payroll Project Manager at United Health)
Wonderful content and helped me as a payroll professional
Anonymous
()
Very basic accounting principles and not exactly payroll.
Quinn Bonta
(Associate Consultant at RSM)
Great test for practicing payroll accounting principles.
Lisa Langdon
( at Kasasa, Ltd.)
Good basic information given for entry level accounting.
Anonymous
(Auditor)
The course was challenging and new knowledge was gotten.
Anonymous
(Payroll Manager)
Very informative. Helpful information as a refresher.
Anonymous
(Accountant)
Simple outline for payroll accounting, basic principles.
Emily Kemp
( at Credit Suisse)
This was a very clear explanation to Payroll Accounting.
Christine Matthes
(- at None)
Not a very informative course for CONTINUING education!
Anonymous
(Payroll and Benefits Manager)
good overview of payroll accounting basics. Thank you!
Anonymous
(None)
Good basic outline of payroll accounting for beginners.
Anonymous
(Payroll Supervisor)
Form 2015 - needs to be updated, and maybe less boring
Anonymous
()
Good class. Informative and will be helpful with work.
Anonymous
()
overly simplistic, not specifically related to payroll
Katie Lauer
(Staff Accountant at Fisel Lauer Johnson PC)
Great for beginners. Instructor is very repetitive.
Duojia Chen
( at Enbridge)
Provided fundamental basics only on payroll accounting
Anonymous
()
straight forward introduction to payroll accounting ok
Lucia Sullivan
(Director Finance Ops at Fallon Health)
great speaker. will do more training given by Shirley
Yoshihiro Nishimura
(Director of Finance, Coporate Business F.. at WACOM Co., Ltd.)
very good as a basic cource for non-accounting people
Natalia Lippold
(Certified Payroll Professional at Trivantus, Inc.)
I wanted a refresher, so this was perfect! thank you!
Amy Miller
(MANAGER, ENERGY COST MGMT at Charter Communications)
great thank you very much i appreciate the opporunity
Erika Alpiste
( at ADP)
Very informative course on the basics of accounting.
Jason Bellows
(Controller at DLC Group)
A good basic understanding of accounting for payroll.
Emad Naguib-Estefanous
(Operation Manager at IBN Construction, Inc.)
Notes should be better and include more information
Anonymous
(sr payroll specialist)
Basic review of payroll accounting. Good refresher!
Anonymous
()
A good basic review of journal entries and accruals!
Dane Fuhrman
(- at ---)
Good basic overview of payroll accounting. Thanks.
Anonymous
(CFO)
Good introduction to basics of payroll accounting.
Anonymous
()
Great explanations of basic accounting principles.
Carlos Rangel
(Managing Director at CARLOS RANGEL, CPA PC)
Course material very well organized and presented.
Anonymous
()
It's not 'physical' year, it's 'fiscal' year. FYI
Anonymous
(Associate with Two Degrees)
Thorough and clear presentation of the concepts!
Anonymous
(-)
Well prepared and comprehensive presentation.
Anonymous
(-)
basic and straightforward. good introduction
Brian Krauss
( at Brian H. Krauss, CPA, P.C.)
Course was WAY more basic than anticipated.
Anonymous
(Treasury Analyst)
Well explained, and simple to understand.
Anonymous
(Controller)
Basic overview of accounting and payroll
Anonymous
(Accountant)
Great course for basic accounting review
Donna Macy
(- at FCSMG)
Would like to see detail of test outcome
Anonymous
(Tax Accountant)
good overview of payroll accounting.
Anonymous
(Senior Director & Controller, Financ..)
basic review of accounting principals
Julie Berkhouse
(Accounting Operations Sr. Manager at PepsiCo)
Interesting and a good introduction
Robert Godfrey
(CPA at Robert Godfrey, CPA)
tougher than I thought it would be
Cathy Bass
(None at None)
The course is too basic for a CPA.
Mistie (Mendoza) Aker
(Budget & Accounting Manager at DES/Division of Child Support Services)
explanation of payroll accounting
Suresh Sasidaran
(Corporate Controller at EXO Imaging Inc)
Would like to see more examples.
Matt Osmundsen
(Category Finance Director at Energizer Holdings, Inc.)
Great course! Very informative.
Jeffrey McAbee
(CPA at Self-employed)
Very very very basic material.
Anonymous
(Business Analyst)
it did not keep my attention
Anonymous
(Director - Transaction Services)
Another efficient course!
basic, but informative
Anonymous
(Assistant Controller)
Good summary of info
Anonymous
(NA)
very basic accounting
Brian Bell
(Director, Assistant Controller at Cymer)
Really really basic
Monique Bryant
(Financial Consultant at DLC)
very basic course
Qasim Mahmood, CPA, CFE, CIA..
(Consultant at Clark Schaefer Consulting LLC)
Simple and brief
Anonymous
(Controller)
Very Informative
Anonymous
()
Great Course!!!
Tim Philips
(Controller at Self)
Great overview
Anonymous
(Accountant)
very helpful
Paul Phillips
(Finance at None)
Nice course
Anonymous
(Production Revenue Accountant)
VERY basic.
Anonymous
(Chief Financial Officer)
Very basic
Nicholas Mandrus
(Controller at Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami)
mediocre
Charles Elwis
(Insurance Broker at Health Guys)
Too easy
Anonymous
(Vice President Finance EMEA & ASIA P..)
Basics
Anonymous
(Accountant II)
Great
Patrenia McAbee
(Owner at McAbee Consulting)
Good
Daniel Rodriguez
(Not Provided at Daniel Rodriguez)
good
Jacob Petersen
(Financial Analyst at DLL Group)
na
Anonymous
(Controller for Americas BU)
ok
Anonymous
(Sole Practitioner)
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Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational
No Advanced Preparation or Prerequisites are needed for this course.
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