Course Description

“Payroll Accounting provides an in-depth study of payroll procedures. Course study includes the correct classification of employees and independent contractors, how to calculate gross wages for hourly and salaried employees, mandatory and voluntary withholding, employer taxes, recording payroll, making federal tax deposits, and state and federal payroll related tax report preparation. Students will learn to record payroll using appropriate technology.”

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

Analyze Payroll practices and fundamentals.
Review Payroll System controls and procedures.
Calculate Gross Earnings
Compute Net Earnings
Calculate Employer Payroll Taxes
Prepare Accounting System Entries

Prerequisites

This course does require the following prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in APA1111C Basic Accounting or ACG2021C Principles of Financial Accounting.

Course Structure

This course is organized in learning modules. Each chapter includes multiple topics that students will explore throughout the semester. All of the learning activities and assignments are required to be completed using computer software such as eLab, QuickBooks Accountants 2019, Microsoft 2016-Excel and Canvas. This course consists of reading, discussions, Assessments, and “Case Studies”.

Course Navigation

Go directly to VALENCIA web page at http://valenciacollege.edu/, where there is a “LogIn” menu and click on “Valencia Online (Canvas)”. Your Canvas username and login password are the same as your Atlas information.
Under Course list click on “Payroll Accounting -APA2501C” and you will be brought to the course home page.
On the left side of the screen you will see either icons or a menu. If you see icons, click on ║ (Expand Menu) to show the menu options. Click on the ║ (Minimize Menu) if you want to return to icons only.

Course email is my preferred method of contact. If you are new to course email, you will want to view the tutorials on the course Communication Tools available through a special free course called Valencia 101.
You may contact me if you need any course-related help or for technical support with Canvas system, contact Help desk at (407) 582-5600 or e-mail onlinehelp@valenciacollege.edu
If you have questions, you may also choose to post them in the "ask your instructor" thread for my response, or solicit a peer's advice by posting a question or comment within the “cybercafé”.
To go to the LEARNING UNITS CONTENT and activity, click on “LEARNING MODULES” under COURSE TOOLS (left menu).