In this course, we will look at examples of how to enter payroll transactions into your accounting software using journal entries. We will cover how to record gross wages, employer tax expenses, deductions and associated cash impacts. This course is suitable for accounting staff that either enter payroll transactions manually or wants to understand how to record payroll, so they can ensure their payroll company's auto-generated journal entries are properly accounting for the entries.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the common components of payroll batches
- Determine accounting treatment for each component
- Recognize the stages of the payroll cycle in the accounting system
