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- The centre assesses, and Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers.
This IAB Level 1 Award introduces the fundamentals of payroll for business. Learners will develop skills in computerised payroll processing, payroll preparation, and understanding relevant legislation.
These are the units Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work.
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
Computerised Payroll Processing Real unit · Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers
What you'll be able to do
- Set up a computerised payroll system using commercially available payroll software, configuring necessary settings and parameters.
- Set up and maintain accurate employee records and payroll data on a computerised payroll system.
- Prepare and accurately enter details of gross pay, including wages, salaries, and other earnings, into the computerised payroll system.
- Process the payroll, calculating deductions, net pay, and generating payslips.
- Back up and/or restore payroll data to ensure data security and business continuity.
Fundamentals of Payroll Processing Real unit · Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers
What you'll be able to do
- Calculate gross pay accurately for different payroll periods and employment situations, considering factors such as overtime and bonuses.
- Determine the correct amount of income tax to be deducted from gross pay, based on current tax legislation and employee tax codes.
- Determine the correct amount of National Insurance Contributions (NICs) to be deducted from gross pay, considering employee NI categories and contribution rates.
- Apply voluntary deductions, such as pension contributions and charitable donations, according to employee instructions.
- Complete all necessary internal and statutory procedures for an employee who is leaving the organisation.
- Produce the necessary payroll forms and summaries, including payslips, payroll reports, and statutory returns.
Principles of Payroll Preparation Real unit · Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers
What you'll be able to do
- Understand fundamental employment and data protection legislation relevant to payroll
- Understand what constitutes gross pay for different payroll periods, including leavers
- Understand the difference between statutory and voluntary deductions
- Understand the principles of the PAYE and NIC systems in the UK
- Understand the information required to prepare and submit an employee payroll record under HMRC Real Time Information regulations
- Understand the internal and external procedures required for finalising the payroll
- Understand HMRC reporting requirements
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Where this can lead
Payroll Associate
This work can lead to senior payroll roles, or into wider finance or HR operations.
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The credits, and who awards them
Level 1 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Computerised Payroll ProcessingFundamentals of Payroll ProcessingPrinciples of Payroll Preparation
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
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You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
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How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Computerised Payroll Processing, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
This unit equips learners with skills to set up and maintain a computerised payroll system using commercial software. Learners will manage employee records, enter gross pay details, and process payroll to generate payslips and reports.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for IAB Level 1 Award in Payroll for Business
3 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers.
- Computerised Payroll Processing
- Fundamentals of Payroll Processing
- Principles of Payroll Preparation
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