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CERTIFIED PAYROLL PROFESSIONAL
STUDY GROUP
COURSE SYLLABUS
Instructors Information
Name:
Alicia Orozco, CPP, Membership Director
Bonnie Rae Tiefenbach, CPP, President
Phone:
E-mail:
951-719-7690 Cell / 760-521-9930 Cell
aorozco@signetarmorlite.com / BTiefenbach@dtwc.com
Web Page:
www.nsdccapa.org
Meeting Site:
I-Hop Sycamore, Vista CA change****
Class Dates: JUNE 15, 2010 – SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
Every Tuesday from 6-9 PM
Test Dates: September 11, 2010 to October 9, 2010
Course Description
This is a study group for those who are interested taking the Fundamental Payroll
Certification (FPC) and the Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) exam given by the
American Payroll Association.
Course Objective
Each week we will review different chapters from the 2010 Payroll Source and do
problems based on different scenarios to help the group understand the concepts
needed to pass the exam.
Suggestions for Success
Be prepared for each meeting by reading the chapter(s) to be discussed ahead of time.
Participate in the group discussions. Miss as few meeting as possible. Ensure you give
yourself enough time each week to devote to study.
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CLASS SCHEDULE
06/15/2010
Section 1 – The Employer-Employee Relationship (give by Bonnie Tiefenbach, CPP)
Chapter 1 – Payroll fundamentals (FPC)
(give by Alicia Orozco, CPP
06/22/2010
Section 2 – Federal and State Wage Hour-Laws
(give by Alicia Orozco, CPP)
Chapter 2 – Fundamentals of Payroll Operations(FPC) (give by Bonnie Tiefenbach, CPP)
06/29/2010
Section 3 – Taxable and Nontaxable compensation (give by Charles Hughes, CPP)
Chapter 3 – Paycheck Fundamentals (FPC)
(give by Alicia Orozco, CPP)
07/06/2010
Section 4 – Health, Accident, and Retirement Benefits (give by Millie Mildred, CPP)
Chapter4 – Payroll Benefit Basics (FPC)
(give by Bonnie Tiefenbach, CPP)
07/13/2010
Section 5 – Paying the Employee
Section 6 – Withholding Taxes
Chapter 5 – Tax Reporting (FPC)
(give by Manuel Ramos, CPP)
07/20/2010
Review Sections 1 – 6, plus Practice Test
Review Chapter 1- 5, plus Practice Test (FPC)
(give by Bonnie & Alicia)
(give by Bonnie & Alicia)
07/27/2010
Section 7 – Unemployment Insurance
(give by Amy Ostergaard, CPP)
Chapter 6 – Payroll Accounting (FPC)
(give by Bonnie Tiefenbach, CPP)
Chapter 7 – Professional Payroll Skills and Responsibilities (FPC) (Bonnie Tiefenbach, CPP)
08/03/2010
Section 8 – Depositing and Reporting withheld Taxes (give by Angela Percival, CPP)
Chapter 8 – Preparing for the FPC Exam
(Alicia Orozco, CPP)
08/10/2010
Section 9 – Other Deductions from Pay
(give by Charles Hughes, CPP)
Section 10 – Recordkeeping and Record Retention
8/17/2010
Review Sections 7 – 10, plus Practice Test
(give by Charles Hughes, CPP)
08/24/2010
Section 11 – Payroll Accounting
Section 12 – Payroll Systems and Technology
(give by Millie Mildred, CPP)
08/31/2010
Section 13 – Managing a Payroll Department
(give by Bonnie Tiefenbach, CPP)
Section 14 – Payroll for U.S. Employees Abroad and Aliens in the U.S.
09/07/2010
Section 15 – Preparing for the CPP Exam
Review Sections 11-15, plus Practice Test
(give by Amy Ostergaard, CPP)
09/14/2010
Overall Review plus Practice Calculation Test
(Give by Bonnie, & Alicia)
(give by Alicia Orozco, CPP