Who is the Payroll Administration course suitable for and what prior knowledge do you need?

The Payroll Administration course is suitable for entrepreneurs, finance staff, HR staff and payroll administrators who are responsible for payroll administration and the payroll tax return. No specific prior knowledge is required. It is useful, however, if you have an affinity with figures and a basic knowledge of administrative processes. During the course you build up complete knowledge from the ground up.

Do you receive a certificate after the Payroll Administration course?

Yes, on completing the classroom-based Payroll Administration course you will receive a certificate of participation. This certificate shows that you attended both course days and have mastered the topics covered, such as gross-to-net calculations, payroll taxes, employee insurance contributions (Zvw, WIA) and allowances. It is a valuable addition to your CV for roles in HR, finance or payroll administration.

What will you learn on days 1 and 2 of the Payroll Administration course?

The Payroll Administration course lasts 2 days. On day 1 you learn how to set up a correct payroll administration using a practical step-by-step plan, and how to make a gross-to-net calculation. Day 2 focuses on deductions, levies, social security contributions (Zvw, WIA/WGA), employee insurance contributions, wage cost benefits and the permitted allowances and benefits in kind. You will also learn how the Belastingdienst checks these.

Is the Payroll Administration course taught in a classroom or online?

The Payroll Administration course is taught in the classroom, spread over two consecutive days. You follow the course in a small group, which leaves plenty of room to ask questions and discuss practical situations from your own work. The classroom set-up ensures direct interaction with the trainer and fellow participants, so you can immediately practise calculation examples, gross-to-net calculations and the step-by-step plan.

What course materials do you receive with the Payroll Administration course?

With the Payroll Administration course you receive a complete course book with theory, practical examples and a step-by-step plan for setting up your payroll administration correctly. You also work through exercises on gross-to-net calculations, deductions and allowances. During both course days there is ample opportunity to put your own practical questions to the experienced trainer.

What is the difference between Learnit's Payroll Administration course and self-study using the Belastingdienst manuals?

Self-study using the Belastingdienst's Handboek Loonheffingen is free, but you work your way through hundreds of pages of legislation on your own. Learnit's Payroll Administration course You are taught in a classroom setting by an experienced trainer and work with practical examples, including a step-by-step plan for setting up your payroll records and exercises with gross-to-net calculations. Topics such as employee insurance contributions, WIA, Zvw, payroll tax, payroll tax reductions and wage cost benefits are covered in a structured way. You can ask questions about your own situation straight away. Choose self-study if you only need to look something up occasionally; choose the course if you are responsible for the payroll administration and need a workable basis in a short space of time.

How do I know whether this course is enough, or whether I would be better off taking a full payroll administrator programme?

That depends on your role and ambitions. Learnit's Payroll Administration course lasts 2 days and gives you the basis to set up a payroll administration independently, make gross-to-net calculations and prepare the payroll tax return. That is sufficient for business owners, HR staff and finance staff who manage the payroll administration of a single company. If you want to work as a payroll administrator for several clients, for example at an accountancy firm, a multi-year professional programme such as PDL or VPS is more logical. Those go into greater depth on collective labour agreements, complex cases and employment law. Not sure? Many participants take this course first to test whether the field suits them, before investing in a longer programme.

How up to date is the content of the Payroll Administration course, given the annual changes to tax and social security legislation?

The Payroll Administration course is updated every year to reflect changes to payroll tax, employee insurance contributions, the WIA, the Zvw and the system of allowances and benefits in kind (including the work-related costs scheme). Day 2 includes a standing item, 'Current developments', in which the trainer covers recent legislative changes and changes to rates and threshold amounts. As a result, you will not be given figures from an out-of-date financial year, but the rules and amounts that apply at that moment. Compared with self-study using online manuals, this is an advantage: you receive the explanation in context and can ask questions about your own situation straight away. Do bear in mind that after the course you remain responsible for keeping up with future changes yourself, for example through newsletters from the Belastingdienst.

After this course, can I run the payroll administration of a small company independently, or will I also need software and support?

After Learnit's Payroll Administration course (classroom) you will have the knowledge to run the payroll administration of a small employer in substantive terms: making gross-to-net calculations, determining the obligation to withhold, applying employee insurance contributions and Zvw, and preparing the payroll tax return. For day-to-day practice you will also need payroll software (for example Nmbrs, Loket, Visma or another package); this is not covered in the course. You will learn which data you need to record and where, and how to check the output of the software. For complex situations. Think of the 30% ruling, international employment contracts or special collective agreement provisions. A payroll adviser or accountant remains sensible. For regular payroll administration with one to a few dozen employees, the course provides a workable basis.

What is the difference between this Payroll Administration course and a payroll accounting course or a PDL programme?

Learnit's Payroll Administration course In a short time you learn the practical basics: gross-to-net calculations, deductions, employee insurance contributions, the Health Care Insurance Act (Zvw), the WIA, allowances and benefits in kind, and setting up a correct payroll administration using a step-by-step plan. A PDL programme (Practical Diploma in Payroll Administration) is a multi-day programme lasting several months with a nationally recognised examination, and goes into tax legislation and the application of collective labour agreements in greater depth. Choose this course if you want to get to work quickly and practically on the payroll administration of a (small) company. Choose PDL if you need a formal diploma or want to work as a payroll administrator at larger organisations with complex collective labour agreements.

How does this Payroll Administration course compare with an in-company programme if our entire HR team needs to be brought up to speed?

Learnit's scheduled Payroll Administration course lasts 2 days and is taught in the classroom with a fixed content covering payroll calculation, withholdings, social security contributions (Zvw, WIA/WGA) and allowances. This is the logical choice for 1 to 3 participants, or if you would like your team members to exchange ideas with people from other organisations. From around 4 to 6 participants onwards, an in-company course often becomes more attractive: you can then tailor the content to your own collective labour agreement, software and internal processes, and have the course delivered on site. The learning objectives remain the same, but the examples and case material are set up specifically for your organisation. For a mixed team (HR and finance) the scheduled course remains perfectly suitable, because both target groups are explicitly catered for in the programme.

What does the Payroll Administration course cost and how long does it take?

You will find the current price at the top right of this course page, together with the schedule, location and delivery format. For in-company or bespoke courses we are happy to provide a quotation on request.

Payroll Administration Course

Name: Payroll Administration
Price: 1250.0 EUR
Availability: InStock
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As an employer you are required to keep a correct payroll administration from your very first employee onwards. In you get to grips with payroll calculations, social security contributions, allowances and the current rules of the Belastingdienst.

Description

As an employer you are required to keep a correct payroll administration from your very first employee onwards. In this course you get to grips with every aspect involved.

On the first day you work on the basics: you learn how to calculate a salary, which administrative obligations your payroll administration must meet and how to set up your payroll records correctly using a practical step-by-step plan. Expense allowances, benefits in kind and wages in kind are also covered.

The second day focuses on deductions, levies and social security contributions, including employee insurance contributions, the Health Insurance Act (Zvw) and the Work and Income (Capacity for Work) Act (WIA). You will work with the permitted allowances and benefits in kind under the work-related costs scheme, and you will learn how the Belastingdienst checks these. On both course days there is ample room to ask your own questions.

Topics

Day 1. A correct payroll administration

Introduction
Employment
Step-by-step plan for setting up your payroll administration
Expense allowances, provisions and wages in kind
Gross-to-net calculation

Day 2. Deductions, levies, social security contributions and allowances

Withholding obligation
Employee insurance contributions
Work and Income (Capacity for Work) Act (WIA)
Health Insurance Act (Zvw)
Payments in special circumstances
Work-related costs scheme (WKR)
Remittance reductions and wage cost benefits
Payroll tax
Recent developments

Result

After completing the Payroll Administration course:

You know which administrative obligations your payroll administration must meet, you set up your payroll administration correctly using a practical step-by-step plan, you produce an accurate gross-to-net calculation, you explain clearly to employees what the items on the payslip mean, you know which withholdings, levies and social security contributions apply in which situation, you know which allowances and provisions you may offer an employee tax-free within the work-related costs scheme, you recognise situations in which you qualify for a reduction in remittances or wage cost benefits, you are aware of the Belastingdienst's inspection methods, you make an optimal division between taxed and untaxed items.

Target audience

This practical Payroll Administration course is intended for entrepreneurs, finance staff, HR staff and payroll administrators who are responsible for personnel management, payroll administration and the payroll tax return to the Belastingdienst.

Teaching method

You take this course in a classroom setting in a small group, guided by an experienced trainer from the field. Theory and practice alternate: you work with recognisable examples from payroll administration and practise gross-to-net calculations, deductions and allowances yourself.

You will be given a handy step-by-step plan that you can put to use straight away at your own workplace. There is plenty of scope to ask questions and to bring in your own cases. On completion you will receive a certificate of participation.

Prior knowledge

No specific prior knowledge is required for this course. Do you already have some experience with personnel matters or a financial administration? Then you will recognise the terminology more quickly, but you will also be able to keep up perfectly well without that background.

In-company

Would you like to organise this training for a whole group or several groups? This can be cost-effective. For example, we can tailor the content entirely to your organisation, and training a whole group is also cheaper.

Are you looking at large numbers of participants or a complete academy? That involves a great deal. Consider planning and communication, for example, or identifying and agreeing the objectives and content of the training. Or differences in level, feedback mechanisms and safeguarding. Fortunately, Learnit has extensive experience in this field (more than 25 years) and we are happy to help you through this process.

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Language

The training is given in Dutch as standard. The trainer has a good command of English. English-language course material can be used. With a minimum enrolment of 3 participants, the training can also be given entirely in English.

Number of days:

2 days

Course times:

from 10 am to 5 pm

Study load:

14 hours

Education level:

This training is suitable for all levels.

Exemptions:

Exemptions do not apply to this course.

Preparation time:

No preparation time applies to this course.

Certificate:

At the end of the course, a certificate is issued as proof of participation.

The best training for you

At Learnit you will always find a course that takes you further. From (technical) IT skills to communication or personal leadership. You can also choose the training format that suits you best: a classroom course, a tailor-made course at your own office, an online course or an e-learning. We have the right course and the right format for everyone. Because learning in the way that suits you best delivers the best results.

Moving forward together

Taking a training course at Learnit means learning together. Together with your experienced trainer, together with your course group or together with your colleagues. And whether you take the training at home, at your office or at one of our training locations, we are always available to help you. To share our knowledge with you in a way that is genuinely useful to you. Getting further together through personal attention and understanding each other well; that is what we believe in.

Apply it directly in your work

Learning theory from a book that you can then hardly use in your work? Not at Learnit! Whichever training you take with us, you can put it to use at your workplace straight away. Because of the unique learning objectives you set together with the trainer at the start of the training. Because of the alternation between theory and (interactive) practical assignments. And by bringing the challenges you face in your daily work along to the training.