Students will develop literacy and skills in the application of the principles of payroll accounting including the calculation of salaries and wages, federal, state, Social Security, Medicare and unemployment taxes including matching employer taxes. Students will prepare the necessary payroll entries and produce quarterly and year-end tax returns. This course is designed to prepare students to pass the national certification exam and to obtain the American Payroll Association's (APA) Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) designation.