Cost Principles Table, Category A: Personnel Costs, HRS Chapter 103F
ALLOWABLE/UNALLOWABLE | REMARKS | |
Compensation for personal services currently paid or accrued | ||
• Salaries and Wages | Allowable to the extent that the range is reasonable for the services rendered | Required Documentation: Schedule detailing total annual salary for each position, computation of each position’s FTE and service site. Reports reflecting the distribution of activity of each employee must be maintained for all staff members whose compensation is charged, in whole or in part, directly to the contract(s). The reports must reflect an after-the-fact determination of the total actual activity of each employee and signed by the individual employee, or by a responsible supervisory official having firsthand knowledge of the activities performed by the employee, that the distribution of activity represents a reasonable estimate of the actual work performed by the employee during the periods covered by the reports. (Note: The State is requests that adequate records supporting the allocation of salaries be maintained and not necessarily detailed timesheets, e.g., accounting for each quarter hour for each employee.) Personnel policies and procedures governing vacation leave, sick leave, and overtime pay. |
• Overtime • Salary Increases | Allowable with prior approval | Same as above |
• Vacation Leave • Sick Leave | Unallowable payment for leave in lieu of leave not taken | Unallowable |
• Bonuses • Severance Pay • Excessive Compensation • Accrued leave payout for terminating employees | Unallowable | Unallowable |
Payroll Taxes and Assessments All Federal and State requirements | ||
• Employer’s portion of FICA, workers compensation, unemployment insurance and temporary disability insurance. | Allowable | Required Documentation: Schedule detailing applicable percentages of statutory ceilings for each payroll tax, insurance and other costs. |
• Fines and penalties due to late filing and/or payment | Unallowable | Unallowable |
Fringe Benefits: Employers’ portion of health care and retirement benefits | ||
• Health care insurance | Allowable | Required Documentation: Each benefit should be clearly detailed in the personnel policies and procedures. |
• Retirement plans | Allowable with prior approval | Required Documentation: Each benefit should be clearly detailed in the personnel policies and procedures. |
• All costs considered as perquisites (e.g., non-wage compensations provided to employees in addition to their normal wages or salaries) | Unallowable | Unallowable |