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Certificates: Certificate "Income tax and social security law"
Certified Business Administrator" certificate -
Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
Certified Business Administrator -
Teaching Times: Full-timeMonday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
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Language of Instruction: German
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Duration: 6 Weeks
Income tax and social security law
Social Security Law and Payroll Calculation Principles (Full-time: approx. 2 days / Part-time: approx. 4 days)
Social Security Coverage and Exemptions
Types of Insurance and Contribution Structure
Current Calculation Parameters: Contribution Assessment Ceilings and Contribution Rates
Accrual and Due Date Principles
Digital Reporting and Retrieval System (Full-time: approx. 0.5 days / Part-time: approx. 1 day)
DEÜV Reports and Contribution Statements
ELStAM in Practice: Registration, Retrieval, Changes, and Errors
Overview of eAU, EEL, and BEA Procedures
Verification Paths, Deadlines, and Common Processing Errors
Basics of Payroll Tax Law (Full-time: approx. 1 day / Part-time: approx. 2 days)
Basics of Payroll Tax Withholding
Income Tax Brackets, Exemptions, Factor Method
Church Tax and Solidarity Surcharge
Components of Pay and Non-Cash Benefits (Full-time: approx. 3 days / Part-time: approx. 6 days)
Elements of Payroll Processing
Recurring compensation
One-time payments and other compensation
Tax-Exempt SFN Allowances
Non-cash benefits and benefits in kind (company car, commuter pass, meal allowances, gift certificates)
Salary Deferrals (bAv, Benefits)
Deductions and Offsets (wage garnishment, VWL, advances, and retroactive adjustments)
Regulations for Certain Groups of People (Full-time: approx. 1 day / Part-time: approx. 2 days)
Mini-job/Midi-job
Transitional workers
Interns/Working Students/Apprentices
Short-term employment
Multiple employment and selected special cases
Travel Expense Policy (Full-time: approx. 1 day / Part-time: approx. 2 days)
Primary Place of Work and Travel for Work
Additional meal expenses, travel expenses, lodging expenses
Meal Provision and Deduction Rules
Domestic and International Scenarios
Current flat rates and typical practical cases
AI in HR and Payroll (Full-time: approx. 0.5 days / Part-time: approx. 1 day)
Automation of Routine Tasks Using AI Tools
Ethical and legal aspects of AI use, as well as employee data protection
Project Work (Full-time: approx. 1 day / Part-time: approx. 2 days)
To reinforce what has been learned
Presentation of project results
Fundamentals of business administration and accounting
Fundamentals of Business Administration and Business Processes (approx. 3 days)
Business Management
Corporate Objectives and Conflicting Goals
Structure, Functions, and Business Operations
Basic Business Functions: Procurement, Service Delivery, Sales, Financing, Human Resources, and Administration
Business model, value creation, and the relationship between revenue, costs, profit, and liquidity
AI-supported research, structuring, and processing of business information
Business law and legal basics (approx. 2 days)
Legal forms of companies
Rights and obligations in sales contracts
Basics of liability
Cooperations and company mergers
Insolvency law and signs of crisis
Tax fundamentals in the corporate context (approx. 1 day)
Classification of business tax types
Basics of corporate taxation
The basic principle of value added tax
Importance of taxes for pricing, earnings and liquidity
Fundamentals of External Accounting: Bookkeeping, Balance Sheet, and Income Statement (approx. 6 days)
Tasks and Objectives of External Accounting
Inventory and Fixed Assets
Composition and Structure of a Balance Sheet, Assets/Liabilities
Income Statement and Profit Determination
Receivables/Liabilities
Provisions and Reserves: An Overview
Depreciation and Its Impact on the Annual Financial Statements
Relationship Between Day-to-Day Business Transactions and Financial Statements
Step-by-Step Income Statement
Introduction to the Analysis of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement
AI Support in Accounting-Related Processes, e.g., for Audit Notes and Plausibility Checks
Corporate goals, key figures and business management (approx. 1 day)
Profitability, productivity
Liquidity and profitability
Return on equity and other business ratios
Assessment of the economic situation of a company
Cost and activity accounting in small and medium-sized companies (approx. 3 days)
Tasks and importance of cost and activity accounting
Terms used in cost accounting
Cost type, cost center and cost unit accounting
Price calculation
Basic principles of contribution margin and profitability analysis
Cost accounting for operational control
Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 4 days)
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
After the course, you will have in-depth knowledge of current payroll tax and social security law as well as practical knowledge of payroll accounting, the legally compliant classification of employees and the development of efficient HR processes. You will apply current key figures and flat rates with confidence, master the reporting and call-off system and implement non-cash benefits, salary conversions, deductions and offsetting in a practical manner. You will also be able to correctly assess travel expense cases and use AI tools in the HR context in compliance with the law and data protection regulations.
You will also have a basic understanding of business contexts and commercial thinking. You will be familiar with the central areas of accounting, be able to classify operational key figures and understand and process simple business management issues in everyday working life. You will also learn about the sensible and responsible use of artificial intelligence in commercial and administrative work processes.
HR managers, payroll accountants, tax assistants or employees in management positions who would like to familiarize themselves with the current legal situation, as well as HR administrators, commercial employees and interested parties who would like to work in payroll accounting in the future.
Employees with in-depth knowledge of payroll tax and social security law are indispensable in today's working world and are in demand across all sectors at companies of all sizes.
Didactic concept
Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).
You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.
Virtual classroom alfaview®
Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.
The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).