{"product_id":"accounting-for-payroll-a-comprehensive-guide-hardcover","title":"Accounting for Payroll: A Comprehensive Guide - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven M. Bragg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA one-stop resource for setting up or improving an existing payroll system \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most comprehensive resource available on the subject, \u003cb\u003eAccounting for Payroll: A Comprehensive Guide\u003c\/b\u003e provides up-to-date information to enable users to handle payroll accounting in the most cost-effective manner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom creating a system from scratch to setting up a payroll department to record-keeping and journal entries, \u003cb\u003eAccounting for Payroll\u003c\/b\u003e provides the most authoritative information on the entire payroll process. Ideal for anyone new to the payroll system or as a skill-honing tool for those already immersed in the field, this hands-on reference provides step-by-step instructions for setting up a well-organized payroll system or improving an existing one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestselling author Steven Bragg presents a valuable one-stop resource for accountants that compiles all the critical material and know-how to implement an effective payroll system or improve the efficiency of an existing system. Accounting for Payroll provides a hands-on source for answers to the inevitable variety of compensation, tax, deduction, benefits, international, and record-keeping issues associated with payroll. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccounting for Payroll focuses on the main issues of payroll, including the overall set of policies, procedures, controls, best practices, and measurements that comprise a payroll system; the processing of specific transactions, encompassing compensation benefits, taxes, and deductions; and other related issues. The book closes with reference-oriented discussions of laws, government publications and forms, Internet sources, and a dictionary of payroll terms. Complete coverage addresses: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutsourced and in-house payroll systems for both manual and computerized systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed policies and procedures for the primary payroll functions, which can be easily adapted to suit individual circumstances\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighly efficient payroll best practices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeasurements for determining the efficiency of the payroll function, as well as a number of payroll reports not normally found in the standard report package accompanying most payroll systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe calculations and related regulations for a number of payroll deductions related to asset purchases, charitable contributions, child support, pay advances, tax levies, and other items\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePayroll issues related to employee benefits, including cafeteria plans, insurance, pension plans, sick pay, stock options, and workers' compensation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpecific procedures for paying employees, covering cash, check, and direct deposit payments, as well as state regulations related to the frequency and timing of both regular and termination payments to employees\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe structure of the federal unemployment tax system, the calculations of unemployment taxes at the state level, and the completion and proper depositing of related tax forms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvery payroll-related journal entry a payroll staff is likely to need, including accruals for benefits, bonuses, vacations, and wages, as well as cafeteria plan transactions and manual payroll checks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTwenty-one payroll-related laws impacting the payroll department\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePayroll issues related to the employment of U.S. citizens in foreign countries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStep-by-step instructions for setting up and fine-tuning the payroll department\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe primary IRS publications and forms that a payroll department is most likely to use, as well as the lesser requirements imposed by several other government agencies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA one-stop resource for setting up or improving an existing payroll system\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most comprehensive resource available on the subject, \u003ci\u003eAccounting for Payroll: A Comprehensive Guide\u003c\/i\u003e provides up-to-date information to enable users to handle payroll accounting in the most cost-effective manner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom creating a system from scratch to setting up a payroll department to record-keeping and journal entries, \u003ci\u003eAccounting for Payroll\u003c\/i\u003e provides the most authoritative information on the entire payroll process. Ideal for anyone new to the payroll system or as a skill-honing tool for those already immersed in the field, this hands-on reference provides step-by-step instructions for setting up a well-organized payroll system or improving an existing one.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing checklists, a dictionary of payroll terms, information on Internet payroll sources, and much more, \u003ci\u003eAccounting for Payroll\u003c\/i\u003e shows CFOs, controllers, accounting managers, and systems analysts how to: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate a payroll department from scratch\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncrease the efficiency of the payroll function through best practices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReduce payroll data entry time and transactional errors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluate the services of a payroll outsourcing provider\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSet up and maintain an outsourcing relationship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSet up an efficient payroll system\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven M. Bragg, CPA, CMA, CIA, CPIM, \u003c\/b\u003e has been the chief financial officer or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manager at Ernst \u0026amp; Young. 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