Course details
Students who complete the course will know the payroll compliance responsibilities that affect organizations, apply payroll legislation and calculate individual pay. This includes all components of individual pay from remuneration, through deductions, to net pay for both regular and non-regular situations. Students will have the content and skills to effectively communicate all aspects of the individual pay calculation process to external and internal stakeholders. Graduates of this course will be able to calculate and report the government and third party remittances, year-end requirements and accounting for payroll at the compliance level for the organization. They will also be able to effectively communicate these organizational processes and requirements to internal and external stakeholders.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
2.5
Cost
$518.47
Course offerings
Winter 2023
Below is one offering of FMGT 4915 for the Winter 2023 term.
CRN 82087
Duration
Sat Jan 07 - Sat Apr 01 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 82087
- $518.47
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 07 - Apr 01 | Sat | 09:00 - 12:00 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 102 |
Instructor
Basil Jessome
Course outline
Credits
2.5
Cost
$518.47
Important information
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
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Class WILL NOT be held on Saturday, January 21st. This is a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) course. Students are required to use their own laptop during class time. Computing requirements for the School of Business and Media can be found here: www.bcit.ca/files/business/pdf/bcit-sobm-byod.pdf. Information about student discounts on technology products can be found here: www.bcit.ca/it-services/student-discounts/. A desktop computer is not suitable for this course.
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
Spring/Summer 2023
Below are two offerings of FMGT 4915 for the Spring/Summer 2023 term.
CRN 64212
Duration
Thu Jul 06 - Tue Aug 15 (7 weeks)
- 7 weeks
- CRN 64212
- $518.47
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 06 - Aug 15 | Tue, Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 102 |
Instructor
Basil Jessome
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Credits
2.5
Cost
$518.47
Important information
-
This is a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) course. Students are required to use their own laptop during class time. Computing requirements for the School of Business and Media can be found here: www.bcit.ca/files/business/pdf/bcit-sobm-byod.pdf. Information about student discounts on technology products can be found here: www.bcit.ca/it-services/student-discounts/. A desktop computer is not suitable for this course.
Status
CRN 67316
Duration
Wed Apr 26 - Wed Jul 19 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 67316
- $518.47
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26 - Jul 19 | Wed | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 103 |
Instructor
Basil Jessome
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Credits
2.5
Cost
$518.47
Important information
-
Class WILL NOT be held on Wednesday, May 31st. This is a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) course. Students are required to use their own laptop during class time. Computing requirements for the School of Business and Media can be found here: www.bcit.ca/files/business/pdf/bcit-sobm-byod.pdf. Information about student discounts on technology products can be found here: www.bcit.ca/it-services/student-discounts/. A desktop computer is not suitable for this course.
Status
Full
This course offering is full. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course students should be able to:
- Describe payroll’s objectives and stakeholders.
- Identify an employee/employer relationship.
- Apply federal and provincial legislation to payroll including:
- Canada Pension Plan
- Employment Insurance
- Income Tax
- Employment Standards Legislation
- Workers’ Compensation Acts
- Québec-specific legislation
- Communicate the payroll compliance requirements to various stakeholders.
- Calculate regular individual net pay including allowances, expenses, and benefits.
- Calculate non-regular individual net pay including bonus and vacation payments.
- Calculate termination payments and commission payments.
- Complete a Record of Employment.
- Communicate all aspects of individual pay requirements to various stakeholders.
- Calculate organizational remittances to federal, provincial and third party stakeholders.
- Complete federal year-end documentation.
- Communicate all aspects of organizational remittance, accounting and year-end requirements to various stakeholders.
Effective as of Winter 2011
Related Programs
Payroll Essentials (FMGT 4915) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Business + Media
- Accounting
Diploma Full-time
- Accounting
Diploma Part-time
- Financial Management (Professional Accounting Option)
Certificate Part-time
- Payroll and Human Resources
Associate Certificate Part-time
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