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Payroll Administration Evening Program
Course Code: PAY 5500

Northeastern University’s Payroll Administration Evening Program allows payroll administrators and managers to obtain a higher level of proficiency in their careers. This nine-week program meets two nights per week. The program is an effective tool to help participants prepare for the Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) exam, valued and recognized designations among payroll professionals.

Topics Covered by Courseware
• Determining employee status
• New hire reporting
• Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) laws governing minimum wage
• Overtime pay and compensable time issues
• White collar worker exemptions
• Taxable and nontaxable compensation
• Withholding and depositing taxes
• Unemployment insurance
• Benefits and deductions from pay

Advanced Topics Include:
• Accounting principles
• Payroll for U.S. employees abroad and foreign aliens working in the U.S.
• Reporting requirements
• Record-retention laws
• Payroll systems and technology
• Managing a payroll department
• IRS problem resolution

Who Should Attend
• Payroll professionals preparing to take the CPP Exam
• Recently hired payroll administrators
• Personnel in service bureaus
• Payroll supervisors or managers
• Benefits administrators

The American Payroll Association
The American Payroll Association (APA) is an organization of payroll professionals in the U.S. The Association is committed to:
• enhancing the quality of the payroll profession by offering educational opportunities
• fostering the exchange of payroll expertise at the local level
• raising public awareness of payroll professionalism
• representing the payroll profession in Washington, D.C.
• offering certification programs to support the payroll profession

The steady growth of APA membership, since its founding in 1982, indicates the acceptance of the Association’s goals by the U.S. business ommunity in general, and by the payroll profession in particular. The ertified Payroll Professional (CPP) Certification Program is sponsored y APA and administered by the APA Certification Board.

Instructors
The instructors for Northeastern University’s Payroll Administration Program are industry practitioners with real-world experience within the Payroll Administration area.

Fees*
$895* per course for single registration. Please call for group discounts.

*Fee does not include textbook According to an APA survey, 85 percent of payroll professionals receive tuition reimbursement! Check with your employer for tuition reimbursement opportunities.

Textbook Information
The textbook used for this course is The Payroll Source published by the American Payroll Association. To order this book directly from APA, call 210.226.4600. You can also purchase this textbook from the Northeastern University bookstore. For more information regarding requirements and eligibility and to register for the exam, call the American Payroll Association (APA) at 210.226.4600 or visit the Web site at www.APA.org.

Dates / Locations

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