 Welcome to Sailor.org's Payroll Applications course, part of our professional development program of study. The courses in this program are designed for adult learners who want targeted skills that they can immediately apply in a professional setting. When you think of payroll, the first thing that probably comes to mind is your paycheck. Believe it or not, payroll is typically the single biggest expense for businesses. So it's great to see that you have taken an interest in obtaining some structural knowledge of payroll applications. In this course, you will learn about how laws affect payroll and the systems companies use to ensure your paychecks are both fair and accurate. Payroll application has four main components. Government compliance, employee processing, payroll processing, and employer compliance. Government compliance means that a corporation is following all of the government's statutes and regulations. Employee processing includes all of the entry paperwork specifically relating to new hire onboarding. Payroll processing is essentially the company's way of balancing their checkbook, the same way you might do at home. Finally, employer compliance is all about the amount of money withheld by the company for tax purposes. This course is broken down into 10 units and should take you about 30 hours. Be sure to take notes and let's get started.