Study Group
Become a Certified Payroll Professional
PAYOC invites you to become a Certified Payroll Professional. To sit for the exam the payroll professional must be proficient in all aspects of payroll, which include payroll preparation, taxation and tax reporting, MIS, human resources and accounting. PayrollOrg offers the CPP certification to recognize those who have demonstrated professional proficiency in these areas. Our goal is to assist the group in achieving a 100% passing rate through sharing knowledge and offering motivation.
Jonathan Dalton, CPP 2023/FPC 2022
Getting the CPP has been a long term goal of mine ever since I started payroll in 2007. It wasn’t until I joined my current company at Experian where my Manager Lydy Lene and Supervisor Debbie Rich both encouraged and supported me towards achieving this goal. I started off with studying for the FPC, in which I utilized the study program pay train. Once I achieved my FPC I had a little more courage to go after the CPP Certification. To prepare for this journey towards achieving my CPP, I took the APA’s CPP bootcamp course, practice a lot on their program pay train, and created a lot of flash cards that I study each evening after work. It was definitely a lot of hard work, perseverance and time management, but it definitely paid off in the end.
Payroll Specialist - Experian Payroll Department
Miya Vu, CPP 2016
The Orange County Chapter study group definitely helped me with my path to becoming a Certified Payroll Professional. There is a lot of individual effort involved to pass the exam, but the study group was able to provide me with the proper tools to be successful. I enjoyed being surrounded by other payroll professionals and other CPPs who were always so helpful and knowledgeable. I would like to thank everyone involved from the Orange County Chapter including Lisa Ager and Gaye Hudspeth, but I would like to give a HUGE thank you to Kris Armstrong! She was a wonderful coordinator and I enjoyed her enthusiasm and willingness to help every week. I would also like to thank my awesome mom, Diana Johnson (CPP and Orange County Chapter Member), who was so supportive throughout the whole process and kept encouraging me to become a CPP. I know that being a CPP will help me with my professional growth and career! I would recommend this study group to anyone wanting to become a CPP.
Senior Payroll Specialist Optima Tax Relief
About the CPP Exam
The fall exam dates will be in September and October. The exact testing dates and locations will be confirmed by the end of April. The Certification Board of PayrollOrg has expanded the requirements for exam eligibility which include the following criteria. In order to sit in on the exam, you must meet at least one of these criteria.
Criteria 1: The payroll professional has been practicing payroll a total of three (3) out of the preceding five (5) years from the date of the examination. The practice of payroll is defined as direct involvement in at least one of the following:
- Payroll production and reporting
- Payroll administration
- Payroll education or consulting
Criteria 2: Prior to sitting for the examination, the payroll professional has been employed in the practice of payroll as defined in Criteria 1 for the last 24 months, and has completed within the last 24 months all of the following courses offered by PayrollOrg:
- Payroll Practice Essentials (3-day course)
- Comprehensive Payroll and Tax Compliance Course (3-day course)
- Strategic Payroll Practices (2-day course)
OR
- Payroll 101: The Standard Foundation of Payroll Administration
- Payroll 201: The Payroll Administration Course
Criteria 3: Before sitting for the examination, the payroll professional has been employed in the practice of payroll as defined in criteria 1 for at least 18 months, has obtained the Payroll Fundamental Certification and has completed within the last 18 months all of the following courses as offered by the PayrollOrg:
- Comprehensive Payroll and Tax Compliance Course (3-day course)
- Strategic Payroll Practices (2-day course)
OR
- Payroll 201: The Payroll Administration Course
