The continuing education course "Grundlagen der Entgeltabrechnung kompakt" offers a comprehensive introduction to payroll accounting and is aimed at you if you work at the interface of HR and payroll accounting or want to work in this area. In this training, various key topics are covered that are essential for processing payroll accounts.
You first learn about tasks in accounting and the essential basic data. These include the legal bases and the valuation of remuneration claims, as well as details about the employment contract and different remuneration components such as salary, time wages, wage types, allowances and other remuneration. Another important learning content is the determination of gross remuneration taking into account overtime, Sunday and public holiday surcharges, cases of illness, vacation and other leave.
A significant focus of the continuing education course is on wage tax and church tax as well as the solidarity surcharge. Here, legal bases, tax liability, the importance of income and wages, as well as the use of the wage tax card and wage tax tables are covered. Aspects such as the wage tax annual adjustment, benefits in kind and net wage agreements are also addressed. The area of social insurance is also intensively examined, including health, nursing care, pension and unemployment insurance, contribution calculations and important reporting and recording obligations.
This continuing education course is especially suitable for you if you work in HR with external payroll offices and need to understand the processes of payroll accounting. It is also suitable for you if you are a payroll accountant looking for a compact introduction, or if you are a returnee or career changer who wants to gain a solid overview in a short time.
The benefits of participating in this course include effective knowledge transfer with a high practical relevance through exemplary exercises and continuously updated content by the instructors of the Haufe Academy. In just three days, you acquire the necessary tools for your everyday work.
Finally, you receive a digital certificate of participation in the form of an Open Badge, which is considered a recognized certificate in the industry and documents your newly acquired knowledge. This continuing education course thus offers a valuable opportunity to quickly and effectively qualify yourself in the field of payroll accounting.


