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Calculating Pay Checks - 2022

Learn to calculate paychecks from base to gross and gross to net, including regular rate, blended rates, taxable gross, deductions and federal withholding.

FormatRecorded sessionWatch any time
Length60 minutes
Merle Capello Speaker Merle Capello Payroll consultant · 25+ years in payroll and HRIS
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Overview

Even if a vendor or in-house system runs your payroll, you need to understand gross pay, taxable gross, pre- and post-tax deductions and order of precedence to check the results. This 60-minute payroll calculation training walks through each step.

You'll calculate base-to-gross wages for several scenarios, including employees with different hourly rates for different jobs, blended rates and the regular rate of pay. You'll see why an employee earning $1,000 a period may have a taxable gross of $920, and how state rules on pre-tax deductions change the answer.

The session then covers gross-to-net, voluntary and scheduled deductions and their limits, supplemental rates, and federal withholding using the current Form W-4 and Publication 15-T.

Why attend: The rules on taxable, non-taxable and pre-tax earnings and deductions are hard to follow, and errors frustrate employees. Knowing how to calculate pay lets your team verify vendor results and answer employee questions. This session suits payroll associates and supervisors, even those with only a few hourly workers.

What’s covered

  • Taxable vs salary and hours
  • Pay frequency
  • Blended rates
  • Regular rate of pay calculation
  • Exclusions from taxable wages
  • State differences in taxable calculations
  • Additions to and subtractions from the rate
  • Taxable items not subject to withholding
  • Voluntary and scheduled deductions and deduction limits
  • Gross-to-net calculation
  • Federal tax using the current Form W-4 and Publication 15-T
  • Federal and state supplemental rates
  • State withholding changes after the redesigned W-4

Who should attend

Payroll AssociatePayroll supervisor

What you get

CertificateEmailed to each attendee after the session.
HandoutsSlides and checklists to reuse with your team.

About the speaker

Merle Capello
Merle Capello
Payroll consultant
Merle Capello is an experienced Payroll Professional who can manage, train and elevate team members, enhancing their skills so that they can be leveraged to benefit clients. Merle is a professional who works to improve processes, by additional knowledge and conforming to rules of compliance. She is also an experienced procedure and policy developer who works to leave a better team behind than the one she finds. Merle is a subject matter expert on compliance, payroll taxes, work rules and payroll best practices. Merle, offers consulting services for those who need a professional's advice and counsel. In her more than 25 years of experience spearheading the development, enhancement, and transfer of payroll and HRIS operations, Merle has learned to provide team members with the guidance and motivation to exceed objectives. Merle enjoys the challenge of implementation and organizational change, using her analytical skills and her knowledge base to make the most prudent decisions for the team and for her clients. Merle easily adapted to either running a department or advising a client on how best to run their department. She can write step-by-step directions for processes, if needed, or coach a team member to do so. Merle is also a longtime member of her professional organization, the American Payroll Association. She held Advanced Payroll Certification for over 25 years.
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