Payroll accounting with Lexware and DATEV

Payroll and salary accounting specialists are the point of contact for all salary-related matters in the company. They organize, manage, and monitor payroll and salary accounting and prepare payroll statements for employees. This is exactly what this continuing education course prepares you for.

In the first part, you will learn the basics of payroll and salary accounting. This includes tax and social security regulations, forms of remuneration, gross salary calculation and net salary calculation, as well as month-end and year-end closing. In the advanced module, special salary components are added, for example, severance payments, company pension schemes, travel expenses, and wage garnishment. The module is supplemented by special accounting groups and company audits.

Then you will practice the accounting directly in the software, first with Lexware, then with DATEV. In the payroll accounting workshop, you will apply your knowledge with the client GOLDBERG E-Bikes GmbH. You will accompany the document cycle throughout the year, from individual accounts to the annual closing with wage tax certificates and social security reports.

At the end, there is an online exam for the DATEV certificate Application Payroll and Salary. The certificate is recognized by companies and tax firms as a proof of competence. It certifies nationally comparable knowledge in payroll and salary accounting with DATEV Payroll and Salary.

The classes are held live online in the WBS LearnSpace 3D. With your own avatar, you move through a virtual learning environment using two screens and a headset. You are connected live and interactively with your trainer and fellow learners. The continuing education course lasts 61 days in full-time.

This continuing education course is aimed at job seekers, career returnees, and experienced professionals with completed commercial training or professional experience in HR or accounting. As a payroll and salary accounting specialist with practical experience and a DATEV certificate, you will be well prepared for your next job. Positions are possible in industry, trade, crafts, or the service sector.

• Introduction to our online learning format (1 day)
• Payroll accounting (10 days)
• Tax and social insurance regulations
• Forms of remuneration
• Gross wage formation and net wage calculation
• Monthly and annual closing
• Advanced payroll accounting (10 days)
• Special wage components, back payments and reclaims
• Severance payments, company pension scheme, travel expenses, wage garnishment, special payroll groups
• Company audits
• Computerized payroll accounting (20 days): Payroll accounting with Lexware
• Computerized payroll accounting: Payroll accounting with DATEV
• Practice workshop payroll accounting (20 days): Getting to know the company, organizational matters and getting to know the client
• Practice workshop: Creating payroll accounting entries throughout the year, including entry and exit, special wage components and month-end closing
• Practice workshop: Year-end closing, wage tax certificates, social insurance reports and feedback meetings
• Online exam for the DATEV-Zertifikat Anwendung Lohn und Gehalt