Payroll Accounting 2024

Master today's concepts and the skills needed to calculate payroll, complete payroll taxes and prepare payroll records and reports with Bieg/Stomberg's PAYROLL ACCOUNTING 2024, 34th ed. You gain first-hand experience and foundational knowledge as you work with the latest payroll laws and changes. This edition focuses on practical application rather than theory as you complete exercises by hand and using Excel. The latest, detailed examples and real business applications demonstrate the importance of skills you are learning. Each example or illustration helps you easily follow the steps to solve a specific problem. An updated final project lets you apply what you've learned as a payroll accountant. This edition also helps you prepare for Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) from the American Payroll Association. Videos and study tools are available with CengageNOWv2 to boost your understanding and success in working with payroll accounting using videos and study tools.

List of contents

1. The Need for Payroll and Personal Records.
2. Computing Wages and Salaries.
3. Social Security Taxes.
4. Income Tax Withholding.
5. Unemployment Compensation Taxes.
6. Analyzing and Journalizing Payroll.
7. Payroll Project.
Appendix A: Payroll Accounting Online.
Tax Table A: Tables for Percentage Method of Withholding.
Tax Table B: Wage-Bracket Income Tax Withholding.
Check Figures.
Glossary.
Index.
Federal Payroll Taxes Calendar.
Appendix A: Excel Template Instructions for the Glo-Brite Payroll Project.
Online Appendix. Appendix B: Social Security Benefits.
Online Appendix: Appendix C: Unemployment Benefits.
Online Appendix: Appendix D: Instructions for Project Using Software.
Online Computerized Payroll Accounting User Guide.
Online-Only Document: Controlling Costs: Payroll, Benefits, and Taxes.

About the author

After receiving his master's of business administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Notre Dame and passing the C.P.A. exam in the early 1970s, Bernard Bieg turned his attention toward a career in teaching. After teaching for 50 years at Bucks County Community College, he now enjoys his status as professor emeritus. During his teaching career, Professor Bieg taught the whole spectrum of accounting offerings, including payroll accounting. His association with this textbook began in 1977 as a co-author with one of the originators of this book, Bill Keeling.Judith Toland received her master's (M.A.) in education from Temple University in 2002, her bachelor's (B.A.) in business administration - accounting from Bloomsburg University in 1981, and her associate's degree (A.A.) from Bucks County Community College (BCCC) in business administration in 1979. Professor Toland has taught accounting courses, including payroll accounting, at BCCC since 1989 and is currently a professor in the business and innovation department. She earned the prestigious Certified Payroll Professional (C.P.P.) designation in 2011.Bridget Stomberg received her Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin in 2013, her master's in accounting (MAcc) from the University of Florida (2002) and her bachelor of science in accounting (BSAc) from the University of Florida (2000). Professor Stomberg worked in practice for seven years before beginning her Ph.D. program. She has taught multiple accounting and tax courses since 2013 and is currently a professor in the accounting department at Indiana University Bloomington.

Summary

Master today's concepts and the skills needed to calculate payroll, complete payroll taxes and prepare payroll records and reports with Bieg/Stomberg's PAYROLL ACCOUNTING 2024, 34th ed. You gain first-hand experience and foundational knowledge as you work with the latest payroll laws and changes. This edition focuses on practical application rather than theory as you complete exercises by hand and using Excel®. The latest, detailed examples and real business applications demonstrate the importance of skills you are learning. Each example or illustration helps you easily follow the steps to solve a specific problem. An updated final project lets you apply what you've learned as a payroll accountant. This edition also helps you prepare for Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) from the American Payroll Association. Videos and study tools are available with CengageNOWv2 to boost your understanding and success in working with payroll accounting using videos and study tools.

Product details

• Authors: Bernard Bieg, Bernard J. Bieg, Bieg Bernard, Bridget Stomberg, Judith Toland, Judith A. Toland
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.12.2023
• EAN: 9780357901052
• ISBN: 978-0-357-90105-2
• Dimensions: 215 mm x 33 mm x 271 mm
• Weight: 1338 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Accounting, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / General