What You'll Learn

Where the math meets the paycheck.

✓ Federal, state, and other payroll taxes, and how court orders are handled.

✓ The difference between pre-tax and post-tax deductions, plus voluntary deductions like health insurance, retirement, and charitable donations.

✓ How to calculate gross pay for salary and hourly employees.

✓ How to calculate overtime and travel pay.

✓ How to calculate employee tax withholdings and other payroll withholdings.

✓ How to arrive at an accurate net pay.

Because "close enough" doesn't work on a paycheck.

Course Curriculum

    1. Course Overview

    1. Mandatory Deductions

    2. Presentation - Mandatory Deductions

    1. Voluntary Deductions

    2. Presentation - Voluntary Deductions

    1. Calculating Gross Pay

    2. Presentation - Calculating Gross Pay

    1. Calculating Net Pay

    2. Presentation - Calculating Net Pay

About this course

  • $185.00
  • 9 lessons

This Course Is Step 2 of a Certificate Program

The Mastering Payroll Certificate Program

Payroll Calculations & Withholdings is the second of three courses that take you through the payroll cycle from start to finish.

Step 1: Payroll Concepts
Step 2: Payroll Calculations & Withholdings
Step 3: Payroll & Tax Filings

Get all three for $445 and save $110. A payment plan of 2 payments of $222.50 is available on the full program.
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Hi, I'm Sharon.

Your instructor, and your biggest cheerleader.

I spent 10 years in corporate accounting before I started teaching, and I've now been teaching bookkeeping and accounting for 22 years through continuing education and workforce development programs at universities and colleges.

I hold a Bachelor's degree in Business Education from Temple University, a Pennsylvania Department of Education teaching certificate in Accounting, and I'm a Certified Online Instructor.

But here's what matters most: so many of my students walk in convinced they're "not a numbers person." Most of them are wrong. They just never had it explained clearly.

That's my job. Plain English, step by step, until it clicks.
Read My Story
Sharon deFonteny, Bookkeeping and Business Finance Educator

Questions? Good. Here Are the Answers.

  • Do I need Payroll Concepts first?

    Yes. This course builds on the classifications, laws, and pay structures covered in Payroll Concepts. If you haven’t taken it yet, start there, or get all three courses in the Mastering Payroll Certificate Program.

  • Is the math difficult?

    Not at all. Every calculation is walked through step by step with real examples. If you can use a calculator, you can do this.

  • Is the Bookkeeping Community included?

    Yes. It’s a place for students across all of my courses and Certificate Programs to ask questions, share what they’re working on, and connect with others learning the same material.

  • What should I take after this course?

    Payroll & Tax Filings, the final course in the Mastering Payroll Certificate Program.

Ready to Calculate Payroll with Confidence?

Accurate paychecks. Every employee. Every time.