Performing Payroll in QuickBooks 2015
Performing Payroll in QuickBooks 2015
Preparing payroll in any small business can be a daunting task. Whether you have one employee or 20 employees, the federal and state requirements are often the same! However, by using the payroll feature in QuickBooks 2015, you can master efficient techniques for creating checks, paying taxes, and generating forms and reports quickly and easily.
And once you’ve mastered the basics, you’ll gain troubleshooting tips and solutions to help you solve common problems and mistakes to simplify the whole payroll process. By the end of the course, you’ll be ready to process payroll in QuickBooks and solve many of the problems that can pop up along the way.
Syllabus
- Lesson 1 – Preparing for the Payroll Process
- Lesson 2 – Payroll Services and Support
- Lesson 3 – Selecting Payroll Items and Preferences
- Lesson 4 – Entering Employee Information
- Lesson 5 – Adding Year-To-Date Payroll Information
- Lesson 6 – Figuring Employee Time and Job Cost Information
- Lesson 7 – Creating Paychecks
- Lesson 8 – Paying and Adjusting Payroll Liabilities
- Lesson 9 – Preparing Quarterly and Annual Reports
- Lesson 10 – Making Payroll and Job Cost Reports
- Lesson 11 – Creating and Printing W-2, W-3, and 1099 Forms
- Lesson 12 – Troubleshooting and Solving Common Problems
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course must be taken on a PC. It is not suitable for Macs.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 8 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge is also compatible.
- Intuit’s desktop version of QuickBooks Pro 2015 for Windows or QuickBooks Premier 2015 for Windows (not included in enrollment).
- Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Notes:
- Please be aware that this course covers only United States payroll procedures. Canadian (or other countries’) payroll procedures are not supported in this course.
- The differences between the 2015 and 2016 versions of QuickBooks are quite small overall. So, you may use the 2016 version of QuickBooks while completing this course. However, just know that you may encounter some minor differences along the way.
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
<ul><li>6 Weeks Access</li>
<li>Course Code: qp5</li>
<li>Start Dates* Jan 12 | Feb 09 | Mar 16 | Apr 13 </li>
<li>$187.00 USD</li></ul>
Scott Paxton is a Certified Public Accountant and holds master's degrees in business administration and accounting. His background includes experience as a public accountant, a manager in the banking industry, an entrepreneur and a college business instructor. Paxton has also spent much of his career helping small business owners successfully implement and troubleshoot QuickBooks.