
Learn how to use payroll accounting to keep track of wages, benefits and taxes in this free online bookkeeping course. If it weren’t for payroll accountants, most people would never receive their salaries and wages on time. This bookkeeping course lays out the fundamentals of payroll accounting. We go over basic terminologies, important payroll formulas and data entry methods to explain the role and significance of a payroll accountant. Sign up to gain a solid understanding of this important business administration role to become an accountant or bookkeeper.
| Course Category | Payroll, Business |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Explain the role and significance of a payroll accountant in an organisation • Define ‘payroll’ and explain the purpose and significance of payroll accounting • Outline the various core elements of payroll accounting • Evaluate the important equations used in payroll accounting • Recognise different terminologies used in payroll accounting in the UK, US and Canada • Outline the steps of making payroll journal entries |
| Course Code | 6212 |



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