Certified payroll professional course

BY
KPMG International

Stay updated with the latest income tax updates, and recent trends prevalent in payroll processes in India with the Certified payroll professional course.

Mode

Online

Quick Facts

particular details
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study, Virtual Classroom
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based

Course overview

Certified payroll professional course is something that is introduced by The KPMG Learning Academy that is based on subscriptions. This course has been brought into existence especially for the fresher or experienced human resource professionals. The Certified payroll professional course syllabus withholds topics like payroll process, deductions, TDS mechanism, taxability checkpoints, employee provident funds, gratuity, state insurance, labour laws, and national pension schemes, etc prevalent in India. Though the sessions get completed in just 8 hours divided over a period of 2 weeks, and after that, the candidates get access to quarterly 2 hour webinars from industry specialists. 

Certified payroll professional course training will meet all the requirements that HR professionals should be well versed with for example the latest updates in the field of income tax and trend that is responsible for all payroll processes in India. This course by KPMG is extremely application-driven which is taught by inculcating practical examples along with reality-based case studies.

The highlights

  • Course on professional payroll
  • 4 free sessions held
  • Subscription-based learning model
  • 1-year certificate validity
  • 8 hours online sessions by instructors
  • Practitioner oriented course
  • Completion certificate

Program offerings

  • Online course
  • 2 weeks course
  • Certificate by kpmg
  • Lms for 1 year
  • 2 hour webinars
  • Q & a sessions

Course and certificate fees

Since the Certified payroll, a professional course certification fee is based on a subscription wise model so for the first year the fee is different and from the second year onwards the fee is a little bit lower. But both these subscriptions cover 8 hours of sessions, 1 assessment test, certificate of completion, and quarterly seminars. The fee details are acknowledged in the table below. 

Certified Payroll Professional Course Fee Structure

Description

Amount

1st year of subscription

Rs. 20,000 + GST

Second-year onwards

Rs. 12,000 + GST

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

KPMG

Who it is for

Here is the list of people who will be the most suitable for this kind of certification course:

  • Organisations want their HR Managers to be updated with the latest HR payroll skills.
  • Job applicants who are looking forward to employment in the Human Resource sector.
  • Candidates who are already employed as HR professionals and want to improve their performance by staying aware of the latest trends.
  • Also, existing HR professionals are looking for newer, and better opportunities.

Eligibility criteria

Educational Qualification

  • Candidates who have studied human resource management shall be given more preference.

Work Experience

  • People who are having professional experience working as an HR payroll professional, then he or she may come ahead to apply.

Certification Qualifying Details

  • The Certified payroll professional course certification by KPMG will only be issued after candidates get passing marks at the end of the final assessment test.

What you will learn

Human resource management

The candidates will become familiar with these concepts stated below after completion of the Certified payroll professional course syllabus:

  • Candidates will have in-depth knowledge related to all kinds of income tax calculations with respect to payroll.
  • Learners will be able to provide correct information on payroll professionals on different income tax elements and retiral payments to income tax professionals.
  • Candidates will be able to give ideas to the HR payroll professionals that are in sync with the social security laws of India.
  • There are many gaps between the payroll accounting process and the HR payroll process.
  • Candidates will become more aware of processes of income tax like provident fund laws, superannuation schemes, gratuity rules, investment options, and more.
  • The HR payroll professionals can keep themselves updated, and develop their skills related to basic assessment.

The syllabus

Module 1 - Tax compliances and laws associated with payroll components

  • Payroll process
  • Pay components – taxability and specific checkpoints
  • Eligible deductions
  • TDS Mechanism - Snapshot

Module 2 – Compliance/action points under social security and retiral payments

  • Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 
  • Employees’ State Insurance 
  • Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 
  • National Pension System 
  • New Labor Codes

Admission details

Below are 5 steps that have been explained, and are related to the admission details of Certified payroll professional course classes:

Step 1. Candidates must begin by following the Certified payroll professional course website link: https://home.kpmg/in/en/home/services/learning-academy/certified-payroll-professional-course.html.

Step 2. As the website page opens, the candidates will come across a button named ‘I want to enrol’.

Step 3. At this step, when candidates click this button, a personal information related form opens up.

Step 4. As the candidates see the form they need to fill it up and hit the submit button.

Step 5. The completion of the above steps marks the admission of the students.


Filling the form

Instead of filling an application form, this website provides only a small enrollment form asking for personal details like full name, mail address, contact number, etc. that have to be stuffed in and submitted for the admission process for this course to be carried forward.

How it helps

Here are some Certified payroll professional course benefits stated in the following list below:

  • Candidates will be learning the process of income tax directly from the hands of experienced industry practitioners.
  • Learners will also learn to apply HR payroll techniques in their real-world scenarios.
  • The candidates will be keeping the learners up to date with the latest development in the world of payroll regulations. 
  • Candidates will be clarifying their own doubts in between sessions.

FAQs

What time frame is given to the participants to complete this online Certified payroll professional course?

Participants must attend live sessions for 8 hours, also attend 2 hours each of webinars as it is a part of the subscription.

How many sets of webinars are held for the Certified payroll professional course?

There are 2 main sets of webinars, 1 is held as an awareness launch, and the other set is further bifurcated into 3 sets.

What are some of the main laws that are taught through this course?

Some of these laws are the Indian Income-tax Act,1961, National Pension System, Employees State Insurance Act,1948, Payment of Gratuity Act,1972, and more.

When exactly is the assessment test conducted for the Certified payroll professional course?

Exactly after the 8-hour sessions are concluded, the tests are held for this course.

Is this certification course accredited by any university?

No, this Certified payroll professional course isn’t under any university accreditation.

Will this course give certifications to carry out income tax return filing?

Absolutely not, this course only allows familiarization with payroll concepts.

What if candidates do not have a prior understanding of HR payroll concepts?

It is better to have some kind of working or educational knowledge of HR payroll before anyone opts for this programme.

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