SYLLABUS - ACNT CRN PAYROLL and BUSINESS TAX ACCOUNTING

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1 SYLLABUS - ACNT CRN PAYROLL and BUSINESS TAX ACCOUNTING Distance Education - Fall 2015 Second Start Session Center of Excellence - Business Department Chair - Dr. Marina Grau Program Coordinator Rochelle Butler Instructor - Bernie Brantley Instructor Information: Instructor: Bernie Brantley Phone #: (832) College-burnett.brantley@hccs.edu During the semester use the class Eagle Online System Note: This class DOES NOT fulfill the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy's education requirements to sit for the CPA Exam. Syllabus Changes: The syllabus is subject to change. When changes occur the instructor will advise the students through and as an announcement on Eagle on Line. It will be the students responsibility check Eagle on Line for s and announcements There will be syllabus modifications that will appear on the Eagle online version. Course Description: ACNT 1329 is a study of payroll procedures, taxing entities, and reporting requirements of local, state, and federal taxing authorities in a manual and computerized environment. Prerequisite: ACNT 1303 (Introduction to Accounting)

2 The DE online course is held in HCC s Eagle2 online system. The following link will direct you to information about HCC s online Distant Education system which has various tutorial, be sure to review: Course Goals: The primary purpose of Payroll and Business Tax Accounting is to provide the students with a comprehensive and in depth course in payroll and business tax accounting. The course is designed to meet the needs of those students who are preparing for a career in accounting. All assignments and exams are administered in the McGraw Hill Connect System. Program/Discipline Requirements: If applicable : 1. EXCEL-Students will work in EXCEL following textbook example formats, labels, and formulas 2. Ethics-Students will develop personal values for ethical behavior Course Student Learning Outcomes (CLO): Students will: 1. Students will prepare payroll registers 2. Students will maintain employees earnings records 3. Students will journalize and post payroll and payroll tax entries 4. Students will complete federal, state, and city tax deposit forms and journalize transactions Learning objectives: Students will prepare payroll registers 1. Students will calculate regular and overtime pay 2. Students will apply current tax rates and wage base for FICA and SECA purposes 3. Students will compute amount of federal income tax to be withheld Students will maintain employees earnings records 1. Students will show understanding of purpose and use of Form W-4 2. Students will compute Advance Earned Income Credit 3. Students will prepare Form W-2 Students will journalize and post payroll and payroll tax entries 1. Students will complete reports required by federal unemployment tax act. 2. Students will describe types of information reports under various state unemployment compensation laws 3. Students will journalize entries to record payroll and payroll taxes 4. Students will show understanding of end-of-period adjustments Students will complete federal, state, and city tax deposit forms and journalize transactions 1. Students will complete Form 941, Employer s Quarterly Federal Tax Return 2. Students will complete Form 8109, Federal Tax Deposit Coupon

3 Syllabus Changes: The syllabus is subject to change. When changes occur the instructor will advise the students in the Eagle online class. Course Description and Goal: ACNT 1303 is an introduction to the basic functions of accounting to enable students to continue further with accounting students or work in an accounting environment Attendance: Face to Face, Hybrid or Distance Education classes As stated in the HCC Catalog, all students are expected to attend classes regularly. Students in DE courses must log into their Eagle On Line class or they will be counted as absent. Just like an on-campus class, your regular participation is required. It is important that you LOG INTO THIS COURSE IN EAGLE ON LINE for attendance purposes before September 30, 2015, because we are obligated to report attendance to the registrar's office by that date. If you have not logged in to Eagle on Line before September 30, 2015, you will have been considered as never attending and the registrar's office will drop you from this course. I will NOT reinstate you. Although it is the responsibility of the student to withdraw officially from a course, the professor also has the authority to block a student from accessing Eagle On Line, and/or to withdraw a student for excessive absences or failure to actively participate regularly. DE students who do not log into their Eagle On Line class before the Official Day of Record will be automatically dropped for non-attendance. Completing the DE online orientation does not count as attendance All students must actively participate in the class requirement which is based upon ATTEMPTING AND SUBMITTING Connect assignments for grading. Your instructor will continuously monitor the number of SUBMITTED Connect system assignments and your grade average Any grade average of 50 % or lower will alert your instructor to review your course work and determine if the grade average is due to lack of submitted work or lack of understanding the material. A student may be considered as non-participating and subject to withdrawal if you have attempted and submitted less than 75% of your assignments. The instructor will apply the above mentioned guidelines for officially withdrawing a student before or by the official day of withdrawal 11/09/15..

4 See Connect on line assessment for actual due dates Below are suggested start dates DATE DAY CH TOPIC 9/21 First day of class M 1 Payroll Practices and Systems Fundamentals MUST BE LOGGED INTO EAGLE ON LINE CLASS BY 9/30/15 OR WILL BE DROPPED FROM CLASS 10/5 M 2 Payroll Systems Procedures 10/19 M 3 Gross Pay Computation 11/02 M 4 Employee Net Pay and Pay Methods 11/09 last day to withdraw 11/16 M 5 Employer Payroll Taxes and Labor Planning 11/30 M 6 Payroll Register, Employee Earnings Records and accounting systems entries 12/06 Sun Instruction Officially Ends 12/09 Wed Final Exams due by 12/09 12/13 Sun Class Officially Ends 5

5 Below are your assignments in McGraw-Hill Connect All chapter grades in Connect are normally points for simplicity. See Connect for due dates. Verify grades In Eagle on Line every Monday during the Semester Chapter Type Connect Pts 1 Quiz MC 2 Quiz MC 80 Exercise 2-1a a 6 2-3a 4 Total 3 Quiz MC 20 Exercises 3-1a 6 3-2a 3 3-5a 7 3-6a 2 3-9a a 3 Payroll Project 50 Total 4 Quiz 20 Exercise 4-2a 4 4-3a 6 4-5a 2 4-6a 4 4-7a 4 4-8a a 3 Payroll Project 48 Total 5 Quiz MC 20 Exercises 5-1a 9 5-2a 5 5-4a 3 5-5a 4 5-7a a 8

6 5-9a a 11 Payroll Project 20 Total 6 Quiz MC 20 Exercise 6-1a a a 6 6-4a 9 6-5a a 5 6-9a 4 Payroll Project Total 200 Final Total MC Comprehensive

7 Evaluation Requirements: 800 Grading Scale: 90 - % 80-89% 70-79% 60-69% BELOW 60% A B c D F ( points) A ( points) B ( points) C ( points) D (0 to 479 points) F

8 Textbook and Related Material (Required): Payroll Accounting 2015 by Jeanette M. Landin and Paulette Schirmer 1st Edition with ConnectPlus: Publisher: McGraw-Hill See book information below with options *****Do 2. not attempt this course without this exact book***** Welcome to Accounting 1329 Payroll and Business Tax. Please read this entire message carefully, as it contains crucial information about your required course materials and how to obtain the best bargain as you are shopping around. The required textbook for this course is Payroll Accounting 2015 with Connect Plus, by Jeanette M. Landin and Paulette Schirmer 1 st edition. You will also be required to complete a variety of assignments that will be delivered via McGraw-Hill Connect, an innovative online learning system proven to help students achieve greater success. The purchase of Connect Plus is mandatory for this course. While there are many purchase options, the best bargain for obtaining everything you will need to be successful in this course may be found in the value-added bundle available in the campus bookstore or ordered directly from McGraw-Hill. Details of the bundle are in the attached pricing sheet. While I highly recommend the option that includes a printed copy of the text, if you are comfortable forgoing use of a hard-copy text in favor of an electronic version, you may instead purchase stand-alone access to McGraw-Hill Connect Plus. This provides you with access to all of the assignments in McGraw-Hill Connect, plus an integrated e-book version of the required textbook. Once you have purchased your materials from the bookstore, direct from McGraw-Hill or if you are ready to purchase access directly online, go to the appropriate registration page for your section listed below: Do not register into the above link until 09/21/2015.

9 To register, confirm that you are on the appropriate page by reviewing the course and section information listed on the site. If the course and section information listed is correct, click on the "Register Now" button, and follow the instructions on the site to complete your registration. If you run into any technical difficulties, please call McGraw-Hill's Customer Experience Group by dialing 1(800) or submit the "Contact Us" form found online at Textbook Pricing Options: FYI: This package has been customized to provide you with the greatest value for this course. - This book includes only the chapters from the book that I will cover in this course. - The custom book is bundled with Connect Plus to help you succeed in this course and is also mandatory for assignment submittal. If you purchase the required items separately, you will likely end up paying more than you will for this bundle Option 1 **Best Bargain $ Package: Loose-Leaf textbook with Connect Plus ISBN: Print and Digital Solution 12 month access Only Available Online at: Standard 5-7 day shipping applies ** Option 2**Best Digital Option Second Option $ Connect Plus (Includes ebook and homework access only) All digital solution 6 month access Purchase Online Option 3: $ Package: Loose-Leaf textbook with Connect Plus Volume 1 ISBN: or Print and Digital Solution 12 month access Available at Bookstores-on Campus or Off Campus McGraw Hill Connect Exercises and Problems: All exercises and problems in Connect are the same exercises and problems as you will find in the back of each chapter. The only difference is that each student's numbers for the exercises or problems in Connect will be different numbers than in the book or what your fellow students have.(algorithmic exercises and problems) Submission Attempts-Check my works The system is set to give you only one (1) submission attempt but you do have unlimited "check my works" to help you eventually master the concept and problem before you submit for grading. Hints: Some of the exercises and problems have features to allow you to watch a video of a similar exercise/problem "View Hint" will walk you through the process.

10 Ask your instructor feature: The system is set that you can ask your instructor a question by using the mail feature found in each Connect problem. Students can "ask your instructor a question". Your instructor will respond back to you by using the mail feature in Connect (so check your Connect regularly for responses back from your instructor Ebook and resources: The system is set that you can click on ebook and resources that will take you direct to the section in the book that is dealing with your exercise/problem Report a content issue: If a student feels that there is an error with the material do NOT report these issues directly to Connect. Click "ask your instructor" while in the Connect problem. Give detailed info as to the problem. Your instructor will determine if there really is an issue and has the ability to report that issue direct to the Connect product team. Quizzes: Each chapter has a multiple choice quiz and each student's quiz is completely different from another student's quiz.(random pooling) Each student is allowed 2 attempts to improve their grade. Each attempt is a different set of questions. The best score will be your grade. If you complete one attempt and start another attempt and decide not to submit, the system will only use the grade from the first attempt. Quizzes do not have "check my work". The feature "ask your instructor" is available. \ Drops and Withdrawals: HCC Course Withdrawal Policy See below link for guidelines and rules If a student decides to drop or withdraw from a class upon careful review of other options, the student can drop online prior to the deadline through their HCC Student Service Center: The final withdrawal deadline for this class is November 9, 2015 before 4:30pm. Classes of other duration may have different final withdrawal deadlines. Please visit the online registration calendars or contact the HCC Registrar s Office to determine class withdrawal deadlines. HCC 6 Drop Policy Financial Aid and Withdrawal International Students: Receiving a W in a course may affect the status of your student visa. Once a W is given for the course, it will not be changed to an F because of visa considerations. Repeat Course Fee

11 Incompletes: It is my policy not to give a grade of I (incomplete). HCC Student Services Information Link: DISTANCE EDUCATION: The Distance Education Student Handbook contains policies and procedures unique to the DE student. Students should have reviewed the handbook as part of the mandatory orientation. It is the student's responsibility to be familiar with the handbook's contents. The handbook contains valuable information, answers, and resources, such as DE contacts, policies and procedures (how to drop, attendance requirements, etc.), student services (ADA, financial aid, degree planning, etc.), course information, testing procedures, technical support, and academic calendars. Refer to the DE Student Handbook by visiting this link: Distance Education for advising, counseling, social networking, facebook, twitter, library sources: Virtual Classroom Conduct: As with on-campus classes, all students in HCC Distance Education courses are required to follow all HCC Policies & Procedures, the Student Code of Conduct, the Student Handbook, and relevant sections of the Texas Education Code when interacting and communicating in a virtual classroom with faculty and fellow students. Students who violate these policies and guidelines will be subject to disciplinary action that could include denial of access to course-related , discussion groups, and chat rooms or being removed from the class. As your instructor and as a student in this class, it is our shared responsibility to develop and maintain a positive learning environment for everyone. Your instructor takes this responsibility very seriously and will inform members of the class if their behavior makes it difficult for him/her to carry out this task. As a fellow learner, you are asked to respect the learning needs of your classmates and assist your instructor to achieve this critical goal. Inappropriate behavior also includes s that the language of the is considered by the instructor as not being conducive to a positive environment. Your instructor will advise you if the is inappropriate and ask for you to refrain from future inappropriate s. The instructor has the right to refer all actions deemed inappropriate to Administration for further action INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Please contact the International Student Office at if you have additional questions about your visa status.

12 EGLS3 -- Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System At Houston Community College, professors believe that thoughtful student feedback is necessary to improve teaching and learning. During a designated time near the end of the term, you will be asked to answer a short online survey of research-based questions related to instruction. The anonymous results of the survey will be made available to your professors and department chairs for continual improvement of instruction. Look for the survey as part of the Houston Community College Student System online near the end of the term. HCC Policy Statements Link: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-Students with Disabilities: Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Support Services Office at the beginning of each semester. Professors are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Service Office. Students who are requesting special testing accommodations may choose the most convenient DSS office for assistance each semester: District ADA Coordinator - Donna Price Central ADA Counselors - Jaime Torres & Martha Scribner Northeast ADA Counselor- Kim Ingram Northwest ADA Counselor - Mahnaz Kolaini Southeast ADA Counselor - Jette Lott Southwest ADA Counselor - Dr. Becky Hauri Coleman ADA Counselor - Dr. Raj Gupta After student accommodation letters have been approved by the DSS office and submitted to DE Counseling for processing, students will receive an confirmation informing them of the Instructional Support Specialist (ISS) assigned to their professor.

13 Academic Honesty: Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course requirements. Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. "Scholarly dishonesty" includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. Anyone caught cheating will be given an F on that assignment and possibly an F in the course. A report on the incident will also be submitted to all appropriate school officials. A student who is academically dishonest is, by definition, not showing that the coursework has been learned, and that student is claiming an advantage not available to other students. The instructor is responsible for measuring each student's individual achievements and also for ensuring that all students compete on a level playing field. Thus, in our system, the instructor has teaching, grading, and enforcement roles. You are expected to be familiar with the University's Policy on Academic Honesty, found in the catalog. What that means is: If you are charged with an offense, pleading ignorance of the rules will not help you. Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course requirements. Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be initiated by College System officials against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. "Scholastic dishonesty": includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. Cheating on a test includes: Copying from another students' test paper; Using materials not authorized by the person giving the test; Collaborating with another student during a test without authorization; Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or part the contents of a test that has not been administered; Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered.

14 Plagiarism means the appropriation of another's work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that work in one's own written work offered for credit. Collusion mean the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work offered for credit. Possible punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade of 0 or F in the particular assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the College System. (See the Student Handbook) Distance Education The Distance Education Student Handbook contains policies and procedures unique to the DE student. Students should have reviewed the handbook as part of the mandatory orientation. It is the student's responsibility to be familiar with the handbook's contents. The handbook contains valuable information, answers, and resources, such as DE contacts, policies and procedures (how to drop, attendance requirements, etc.), student services (ADA, financial aid, degree planning, etc.), course information, testing procedures, technical support, and academic calendars. The Student Handbook is on the DE website at SCANS or Core Curriculum Statement: The Secretary s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) from the U.S. Department of Labor was asked to examine the demands of the workplace and whether our students are capable of meeting those demands. Specifically, the Commission was directed to advise the Secretary on the level of skills required to enter employment. In carrying out this charge, the Commission was asked to do the following: Define the skills needed for employment Propose acceptable levels of proficiency Suggest effective ways to assess proficiency, and Develop a dissemination strategy for the nation s schools, businesses, and homes 14