Certificate of Completion -
Payroll Preparer
The Certificate of Completion – Payroll Preparer provides students with a set of hands-on workplace skills that employers demand. These skills will allow them to accurately and efficiently prepare tax returns for employers with simple to moderately complex payroll systems and employment tax returns. Successful completers should also be able to administer all or a portion of a payroll subsystem for a company or client. Likely positions for those earning the certificate are payroll preparers, payroll clerks, and related clerical/accounting jobs at CPA and bookkeeping firms, payroll service bureaus, or in business or government.
Courses
ACC 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3)
3 hours lecture per week
Recommended Preparation: ICS 100 or ICS 101; qualification for MATH 24 (or higher); ENG 22 (or higher)
ACC 201 is an introduction to accounting theory and procedure. Students learn how to record, report, and analyze financial information for sole proprietorships and partnerships.
ACC 132 Payroll and Hawai`i General Excise Taxes (3)
3 hours lecture per week
Recommended Preparation: ICS 100 or ICS 101; ACC 201
ACC 132 provides training in the maintenance of payroll tax reporting systems and compliance with federal and State of Hawai`i payroll (and selected employment) laws. Students gain experience in input, processing, and reporting of payroll tax-related transactions and events within the context of both manual and computerized payroll systems. This course will also cover accounting for and reporting of Hawai`i General Excise and Use taxes. The course contents of ACC 132 prepare students for the payroll certification examinations offered by the American Payroll Association, such as Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) and/or Certified Payroll Professional (CPP). This course is designed as a recommended course for certain advanced ACC courses, but also serves those students seeking immediate employment as payroll clerks.
ACC 150 QuickBooks for Hawai`i Businesses (3)
3 hours lecture per week
Recommended Preparation: ICS 100 or ICS 101; ACC201
ACC 150 introduces popular entry-level accounting software, QuickBooks Pro. Students gain expertise in the use of QuickBooks Pro within the framework of an accounting information system. Accounting, business and computer knowledge are reinforced through application of this software tool to case studies and team projects. The course content of ACC 150 prepares students for the QuickBooks Certification Examination.
ACC 155 Excel for Businesses (3)
3 hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent enrollment in ICS 100 or ICS 101
Recommended Preparation: ACC202
ACC 155 emphasizes the use of spreadsheets and databases as a tool for making business decisions. Students gain not only technical expertise and advanced spreadsheet skills, but also operating proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel within the framework of a business information system. Basic Access will be introduced to students as an alternate tool to deal with data intensive situations. Accounting, business and computer knowledge are reinforced through application of these software tools to model building, trouble shooting, case studies, and team projects.
ICS 101 Digital Tools for the Information World (3)
3 hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Credit in or qualification for ENG 100, ENG 160, or ESL 100; credit in or qualification for MATH 103 or higher level mathematics.
Recommended Preparation: keyboarding experience
ICS 101 provides hands-on computer instruction with an emphasis on producing professional-level documents, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, and Web pages for problem solving. This course includes concepts, terminology, and a contemporary operating system.
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ICS 100 Computing Literacy and Applications (3)
3 lecture hours per week
ICS 100 introduces students to computers and their role in the information world emphasizing computer terminology, hardware, and software. Opportunities for “hands-on” experience using applications software may include spreadsheets, word processing, presentations, communications, and databases.
