Payroll Certification with Self-study GuidePayroll Certification with Self-study Guide
Background
Objective
Benefits
Requirements
Payroll Certification Self-study Guide
Payroll Certification Exam
Fee
Background
The Payroll Certification program was developed by a Certified Public
Accounting (CPA) firm to educate and certify the firm's professional payroll
personnel to assist the firm's degreed accountants and CPAs in performing public
payroll
services. Over the past 10 years, the Payroll Certification program has been
used by hundreds of bookkeeping, accounting, and payroll firms to educate and
certify payroll personnel.
Objective
The objective of the Payroll Certification is to assure small business and nonprofit owners and employees that you possess the knowledge and skills to accurately and productively perform payroll processing and prepare payroll tax forms.
The primary objective of payroll processors seeking payroll "certification" is to make themselves more marketable. It is a form of assurance to prospective employers. Payroll processors use their certification to differentiate themselves from other payroll processors.
Benefits
Payroll Processors
Earn a higher wage
Become more marketable
Become more productive
Differentiate yourself from other payroll processors
Provide credibility and proof of payroll knowledge and skills
Develop greater payroll knowledge and skills
Requirements
The Payroll Certification program includes an educational component comprised
of the RIA's Principles of Payroll Administration Guide. This Guidebook is for payroll processors who want to learn or enhance their knowledge of payroll processing and return preparation and serves as the educational foundation for our Payroll Certification examination. The Guidebook can also be used as reference tool for payroll personnel.
To earn the Payroll Certification, individuals must complete the following steps:
Individuals who meet these requirements receive our Payroll Certificate.
Payroll Certification Self-study Guide
Principles of Payroll Administration Guide
Chapter 1: Who are Employees
Chapter 2: Wages and Benefits
Chapter 3: Wage-Hour Law and Family and Medical Leave
Chapter 4: Garnishments, Levies, and Other Deductions
Chapter 5: Disability Plans
Chapter 6: Withholding and Depositing Trust Fund Taxes
Chapter 7: Unemployment Taxes
Chapter 8: Wage and Tax Reporting
Chapter 9: Reporting Options and Tax Incentive Plans
Chapter 10: Payroll Accounting and Internal Control
Chapter 11: Managing Payroll
Chapter 12: Payroll Systems and Other Processing Options
Chapter 13: Direct Deposit and Electronic Funds Transfer
Chapter 14: Labor Unions and Payroll
Chapter 15: International Payroll: U.S. Employees Working Abroad and Non-Americans Working in the United States
Chapter 16: Government Payroll (Public Sector)
Chapter 18: Record Retention
Chapter 19: The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Chapter 20: Preparing for the Certification Examinations
Payroll Certification Exam
NBA's Payroll Tax Exam is used to test the payroll processor's payroll competency. The exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions. As you complete the self-study Guide you may request access to the exam via email or telephone. You have 24 hours to take and submit the exam for grading and the exam is "open-book". You must receive an 80% in order to pass the exam. Test results are made available to you within 24 hours. If necessary, you must wait one full week to retake the exam. However, there is no additional fee to retake the exam. Exams are accessed upon request. To request an exam, please email exams@nationalba.org or call 866-444-9989.
The Uniform CPS Examination tests the following:
Fee
Member $399 (Register through our Members Only Internet portal)
Nonmember $499
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