{
  "college": "mt-san-antonio-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Accounting",
  "id": "accounting--accounting-payroll-certificate",
  "name": "Accounting - Payroll",
  "award": "Certificate",
  "department": "accounting",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/programsaz/accounting/accounting-payroll-certificate/",
  "blocks": [
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      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "**Business Division  \nAccounting and Management Department**  \nThe Accounting - Payroll Certificate provides basic accounting skills and knowledge combined with specialized training in payroll, preparing the student for entry-level clerical positions within the payroll segment of accounting. Common duties performed include payroll tax reporting, payroll accounting systems maintenance, and posting payroll transactions to journals/ledgers.\n\n#### Required Courses"
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUSA 7",
          "title": "Principles of Accounting - Financial",
          "units": "5",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUSA 72",
          "title": "Bookkeeping - Accounting",
          "indent": false,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUSA 70",
          "title": "Payroll Accounting",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUSA 75",
          "title": "QuickBooks for Accounting",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUSA 76",
          "title": "Excel for Accounting",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "14"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Outcomes\n\n##### Program Learning Outcomes\n\n_Upon successful completion of this program, a student will be able to:_\n\n-   identify payroll records required by the employer in preparation for filing tax forms for Social Security, federal and state income tax, state disability benefits, and federal and state unemployment\n-   calculate wages and withholding amounts in payroll problems\n-   assemble payroll record keeping requirements for employers under current state and federal laws\n\nReview Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for this program."
    }
  ]
}