S E REED Consulting, LLC is hosting an online CPP Study Group for the Spring 2014 CPP exam(s), available to participants in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA).  There will be a limit of 25 students for the online environment. Should interest exceed this number, the group reserves the right to move the location from an online setting to a ground location located in the CSRA. Please email your registration form no later than January 22, 2014 to reserve your place in the group. Once you have submitted your registration, an invoice will be sent to you, allowing you to remit payment securely. Payment must be received no later than January 25, 2014 in order to keep your place.  If payment is not received by that time, you will lose your place and it will be offered to the next person on the wait list.

Please bear in mind that this study group is meant to augment your preparation for the Certified Payroll Professional examination. You will be responsible for purchasing your own study materials such as APA’s The Payroll Source or any other materials you deem appropriate for your study.

The Study Group will be held each Tuesday 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm EST, beginning 01/28/2014 and ending 03/18/2014. Each session will be recorded and made available to participants.  Please see the attached schedule for the dates.  If a session needs to be cancelled, you will be notified via email no later than the Monday prior to the group session except for cases of extreme emergencies.

Please go to the APA website at http://www.americanpayroll.org/certification/ to review the CPP and FPC handbooks for further information on the exam and the qualifications needed to take the exam. You may also purchase The Payroll Source directly from the APA. Also, you may consider purchasing the ebook, The Practical CPP Study Guide by Laurie Fagundes. The price of this ebook is approximately $39.95 and can be purchased from http://www.cppstudyguide.com/.

The 2014 Spring Examination is being held from March 29, 2014 through April 26, 2014. Registration for the exam opens 01/29/20104. The cost of the study group is $125. Please complete the registration form attached and submit it via email. Please submit all emails to the attention of Sharon E. Reed and place in the subject line of your email, “Spring CPP Study Group.”

All fees are non-refundable.

• You may order the 2013 Payroll Source (you will have to order this on your own from the APA website).  It may be possible to use the 2012 version keeping in mind that some information may have changed.
• Chapter notes and mini quizzes will be forwarded to you via email a week before the class for that chapter. The main text used by the facilitator will be The Practical CPP Study Guide.

Sharon E. Reed, CPP, PHR Study Group Facilitator

      Computer or mobile device with internet access

      Quiet area

      Phone Access

Spring 2014 CPP Exam Study Group

Registration Form

****All fields must be completed.****

Please check one:

Text you have decided to purchase: APA’s The Payroll Source _____ The Practical CPP Study Guide _____

Email to:  sharonereed@comcast.net

Once you have submitted your registration, an invoice will be sent to you with payment options. Please email Sharon E. Reed with any questions.

Contact Info:

Sharon E. Reed, CPP, PHR

Email:   sharonereed@comcast.net

Phone:  (706)860-9029 or (678)416-5714 (cell)

FPC CSRA APA STUDY GROUP – $70.00 INCLUDES 9 STUDY GROUP SESSIONS @ 2 HOURS EACH SESSION, NOTES & QUIZES TO HELP 

PREPARE FOR THE EXAM AND MEMBERSHIP TO THE CSRA APA CHAPTER THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2014.

CLASSES BEGIN FEBRUARY 18 THROUGH APRIL 3RD, 2014

Make checks payable to CSRA APA Chapter – or pay on line at http://www.csraapa.com through pay pal.

All payments must be made on February 18 – or through website.

See more details below.

The cost of the Payroll E Book Chapter 1-7 is listed above.  You can purchase the E book from the National APA website at www.Americanpayroll.org

The cost for attending the Spring FPC Study Group is $70.

 The CSRA APA FPC study group includes notes, hints on test material, quizzes and answers, calculation examples, 9 study group sessions covering information from the 2013 Payroll Practice Fundamental Book and other sources as well as membership to the CSRA APA Chapter through December 2014.

If you already have your FPC or CPP certification, you can attend the study group and earn RCH credit hours.  2 hours for each class that you attend.  You must be present to receive credit hours.

Classes will start on February 18, Tuesday at 5:30 and will end on April 3, Thursday at 7:30pm.  See attached for a schedule of each meeting.

You must attend 80% of the classes in order to receive Tuition reimbursement for the class.

A drawing for an “exceptional prize – to be determined” will be won the night of April 3 for those who have attended 80% of the class.  You do not have to pass the test, sign up for the test to get tuition reimbursement or to be eligible for the drawing.  You do have to come to the class and participate.

www.csraapa.com          CSRA APA website (Central Savannah Area American Payroll Association) information on the FPC test and CPP study group can be found on our local Chapter website.

www.americanpayroll.org           National APA website – lots of information to answer lots of your questions like how do I sign up for the FPC exam can be found on the National APA Website.

CSRA APA Chapter FPC Study Group Spring Schedule

All study group sessions start at 5:30pm and end at 7:30pm

You must be present to receive RCH credit or to be included in drawing held on April 3 for the exceptional prize.

February 18, 2014 – Concepts – Employee vs Independent Contractor, Common law, Misclassifying workers, New hire Reporting, Federal minimum Wage,

February 25, 2014 –  Federal minimum Wage, Tip Credit, Additional Earnings, Regular Rate of Pay, Rounding, Defining Overtime, Calculating Overtime, Bonuses

February 27, 2014 – Portal to Portal Act, Waiting to work . Travel Time, Seminars/meetings, Remedial Education, and Record Keeping.

March 4 – Forms – W-4, W-4P, W-4S, Taxpayer ID #, State w/h certificates, Withholding Allowances, Child Labor, FMLA ,Direct Deposit, Unclaimed wages, Time & Attendance, Reconciliations

March 6 – Batch & real-time processing methods, H/R, Benefits, Data Collection, Bank Check accounts, Electronic funds transfer Integration, Control Procedures, External Audits, Paying Employees.

March 18 – Withholding Federal Taxes Taxable wages, withholding methods, rounding, SS & medicare taxes, Pensions, additional deductions from pay, State taxes, deceased employees, Gross to net calculation

March 25 – Benefit Basics – Fringe Benefits – Fair market value, Imputed income, noncash fringe benefits, withholding & deposit taxes on non cash fringe benefits, non reportable fringe benefits, Prizes & awards, Company vehicles, GTL, Deferred Comp, Cafeteria Plans Tax implications, Flexible Spending accounts.

March 27 – Depositing Federal Taxes – requirements, Safe harbor rule, making deposits, Form 941, FUTA, The W-2, Penalties, Unemployment Tax Returns, Form 940

April 3 – Accounting, Types of accounts, Balance sheet and income statement, double entry accounting, accrual, Customer service, Professional Responsibilities, Compliance, Confidentiality, Problem Solving, and additional resources.    Glossary Payroll Terms