Course Outcome Summary 2026-27

ACCT 1814 Payroll Accounting

Course Information

Course information
Course Number ACCT 1814
Course Title Payroll Accounting
Description This course covers various state and federal laws pertaining to the computation and payment of salaries and wages. Topics include preparation of employment records, payroll registers, time cards, employee earnings records, and state and federal reports.
Total Credits 3
Total Hours 48
Types of Instruction: instruction type, credits, and hours
Instruction Type Credits and Hours
Lecture 3 Credits, 48 Hours

Pre/Corequisites

None

Institutional Core Competencies

Course Competencies

  1. Develop an understanding of the personnel and payroll records
  2. Identify registers and records associated with payroll.
  3. Describe the main types of records used to collect payroll data.
  4. Compute wages and payroll.
  5. Paying Wages and Salaries.
  6. Identify persons and wages that qualify for social security taxes.
  7. Differentiate the requirements and procedures for depositing social security taxes and income taxes withheld from wages.
  8. Compute Social Security withholding tax.
  9. Identify persons and wages that are covered under the federal income tax withholding law.
  10. Calculate federal income tax using various methods.
  11. Describe the major types of information returns.
  12. Identify persons and wages that qualify under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
  13. Create payroll transactions.

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