Payroll Accounting 2020,
30th Edition

Bernard J. Bieg, Judith A. Toland

ISBN-13: 9780357117187
Copyright 2020 | Published
528 pages | List Price: USD $234.95

Gain first-hand experience and the foundation you need to calculate payroll, complete payroll taxes, and prepare payroll records and reports. Bieg/Toland’s market-leading PAYROLL ACCOUNTING 2020 introduces the latest payroll laws and developments. You focus on practical applications rather than theory as you complete hands-on exercises. Detailed examples and real business applications demonstrate the importance of skills you are learning. Each example or illustration corresponds to a specific problem so you can easily follow the steps to solve the problem. An extensive project in the last chapter lets you apply what you’ve learned as a payroll accountant. This edition also covers the Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) from the American Payroll Association. Digital resources further ensure a thorough understanding of payroll for success both now and throughout your business career.

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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-Only Document: Computerized Payroll Accounting User Guide.
Online-Only Document: Controlling Costs: Payroll, Benefits, and Taxes.

  • Bernard J. Bieg

    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. He maintained strong connections with today's business world by serving as an internal auditor for a local nonprofit organization. His association with this textbook began in 1977 as a co-author with one of the originators of this book, Bill Keeling.

  • Judith A. Toland

    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.

  • THE LATEST UPDATES REFLECT UP-TO-THE-MINUTE CHANGES TO TODAY'S TAX LAWS. This edition provides the latest updates on the book's website -- even after this edition goes to print. This timely information keeps you and your students up to date with the numerous changes that the current administration in Washington has proposed.

  • ADDITIONAL "SHOW ME HOW" VIDEOS CLARIFY MORE COMPLEX TAX CALCULATIONS. This edition now offers 10 additional "Show Me How" videos with helpful details to assist students in understanding more of today's challenging payroll calculations.

  • NEW MICROSOFT® EXCEL ONLINE ® ITEMS AVAILABLE IN CNOWv2 BUILD STUDENTS' SKILLS IN THIS ESSENTIAL SOFTWARE. Algorithmic and automatically graded, these items provide authentic practice within the CNOWv2 platform.

  • A NUMBER OF EXAMPLES IN EACH CHAPTER FURTHER CLARIFY CONCEPTS AND ENSURE UNDERSTANDING. Each problem now offers a corresponding, memorable example or illustration within the text that further explains or builds upon what students are learning, step-by-step.

  • MICROSOFT® EXCEL® SPREADSHEET TEMPLATES PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PRACTICE IN SOLVING PROBLEMS. Students can use this leading software tool to complete Continuing Payroll Problems, the Comprehensive Payroll Project and other end-of-chapter problems. All of these problems are clearly identified with an icon in the book. Appendix B, written by the book’s authors, provides detailed instructions on how to prepare Excel® spreadsheets most effectively.

  • CNOWv2 PROVIDES A POWERFUL COURSE MANAGEMENT AND ONLINE HOMEWORK TOOL. End-of-chapter matching quizzes, conceptually focused questions for review, problem sets A and B, and Continuing Problems from the book are integrated into CNOWv2. Mastery Problems teach students fundamental concepts, while "Show Me How" videos explain step-by-step instructions modeled on complex payroll end-of-chapter problems. A variety of study tools help students learn more efficiently.

  • THE WASHINGTON UPDATE ADVISES STUDENTS OF TAX CODE AND TAX LAWS USED IN THE CURRENT EDITION. Because tax code, tables and laws are frequently changed by Congress after a book has been printed, this resource shows students how they can find out the most current tax code, tables, and laws -- both now and in future practice.

  • "OVER THE LINE" ACTUAL BUSINESS ETHICS CASES PROVIDE SITUATIONS FOR STUDENTS TO DISCUSS AND ANALYZE. These actual, intriguing Ethics Cases illustrate situations where companies either intentionally or unintentionally crossed the boundaries of fairness in their interpretation of payroll laws.

  • EXTENSIVE AUTHOR EXPERIENCE ENSURES A PRESENTATION THAT ADDRESSES STUDENT CHALLENGES. The author team's considerable experience not only in authoring texts, but also in teaching this course for numerous years has provided unique insights into problems or potential difficulties that students face when studying these topics. As a result, this book is user-friendly and easily adapted for either a classroom or online setting.

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