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This online training provides a quick and comprehensive overview of everything you need to know about German payroll accounting. For two full-day live online sessions, you will acquire solid basic knowledge of tax and social security deductions and understand the process of calculating from gross salaries to net salaries. Between these two sessions, you will work independently on case studies to deepen the acquired knowledge. This Training is held in English and especially targeting non-German-speaking Payroll Accountants and specialists.
Module 1: Online-Seminar
1 day
Webinar - Introduction to German payroll accounting
Webinar - Introduction to German payroll accounting
- Introduction to the course agenda and content
- Introduction to the topic of payroll accounting
- Statutory deductions: tax and social security
- Independent work on tasks and exercises
Module 2: Online-Seminar
1 day
Webinar - Wage tax and social security
Webinar - Wage tax and social security
- Consolidation of tax and social security topics
- Case studies on tax and social security
- Independent work on tasks and exercises
Inhalte
Legal obligation to perform payroll accounting
- Labour law principles of payroll accounting.
- Structure of payroll accounting and pay slips for employees.
Total gross income
- Overview of different remuneration items.
- Composition of the total gross income.
- Significance of the total gross income.
Statutory deductions/tax calculation – wage tax
- Remuneration from a tax perspective.
- Meaning of tax classes and impact on payroll calculation.
- Introduction to the calculation of wage tax.
- Brief overview of tax-free/taxable remuneration items.
- Solidarity surcharge, church tax.
Statutory deductions / social security
- Remuneration from a social security perspective.
- Health, pension, unemployment and long-term care insurance.
- Special requirements on the contribution rate in long-term care insurance about being or not being a parent.
- Different income thresholds for health and long-term care insurance and for pension and unemployment insurance.
From gross to net
- Exercises and case studies for payroll accounting.
From net to payment amount
- Essential net payments and net deductions (e.g. reimbursement of expenses, capital-forming benefits, etc.).
Lernumgebung
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Ihr Nutzen
In this online training course, you will learn in just two days
- The logic and structure behind German payroll accounting.
- Basics of labour law required for payroll accounting.
- The components of gross remuneration.
- What amount remains after the deduction of taxes and social security.
Methoden
Practice-oriented webinar with lecture, joint processing of tasks, discussion of practical studies and technical discussion.
Empfohlen für
Newcomers and career changers in payroll accounting, HR managers and managers who want to get an overview of payroll accounting.
Further recommendations for „Payroll Express in English“
Start dates and details
06.10.2025
Live online
Booking number:
41342
€ 1.240,- excl. VAT
€ 1.475,60 incl. VAT
Course
zoom
Modules
2 online-trainings à 5 hrs
Online-Seminar
Webinar - Introduction to German payroll accounting
Date
06.10.2025
Course
zoom
Schedule
Beginn 09:00 Uhr, Ende ca. 17:00 Uhr
Online-Seminar
Webinar - Wage tax and social security
Date
09.10.2025
Course
Schedule
Beginn 09:00 Uhr, Ende ca. 17:00 Uhr
Booking number:
41342
€ 1.240,- excl. VAT
€ 1.475,60 incl. VAT
Details
2 online-trainings à 5 hrs
Booking number:
41342
€ 1.240,- excl. VAT
€ 1.475,60 incl. VAT
Details
2 online-trainings à 5 hrs
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