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Labor Cost Transfers

Definition

Labor cost transfers are defined as allocations of labor expense impacting sponsored project(s) after the effort certification period has closed. This procedure applies to all sponsored projects with both federal and non-federal awards.

This process requires dual steps completed simultaneously as attachments are no longer accepted in Banner. Please follow the directions below for adding GCAS into the approval flow for your Labor Distribution and Redistribution and where to submit the Cost Transfer Justification Form.

Procedures

Once the effort period deadline has passed, any labor redistribution being processed is considered a cost transfer (no matter the status of the report (locked, unlocked, etc.).

  1. Cost Transfer Justification Form Submission – Department submits the Cost Transfer Justification Form through the Invoice Submission page on the Procurement website.
    1. Choose your POD or Dept. Personnel.
    2. Invoice Number should be made up of the last name, first initial of first name, plus the effort cycle (e.g., J-M, J-A, S-D) and year (e.g., Jane Doe for period September-December 2020 (LCT_DOEJ_SD20).
    3. Invoice Date should be the last day of the Pay Period, MMDDYY.
  2. The POD manager (or designee) will review Labor Cost Transfer in Remedy.
    1. If approved, the POD manager (or designee) assigns the Remedy ticket to Grants & Contracts Accounting Services, which will then be assigned to GCAS Compliance.
  3. GCAS Compliance will unlock the Effort Report, if it has been certified.
  4. Banner – Department processes the Labor Redistribution (LR) or Distribution (ePAF).
  5. Banner – Department assigns GCAS Compliance in the approval flow at Sequence 50. Please use Patrick Miller as the Approver.
  6. GCAS will review the request and if there are questions, will send emails directly to end users with a copy to the POD manager (or designee). See additional information below. Otherwise GCAS will approve in Banner and Remedy.

a. If GCAS or the POD manager (or designee) send questions to the department and a response is not received by the 5th business day, the Cost Transfer request and Labor Distribution/Redistribution will be rejected and sent back to the department. GCAS or the POD manager (or designee) will email the department about the status.
b. There may be cases where Cost Transfers will be rejected. In that case, the labor redistribution request will be denied and GCAS or the POD manager (or designee) will send an explanation for rejection to the department copying the appropriate parties.

References

  1. Cost Transfer Policy
  2. Effort Reporting Policy
  3. Note: If you are processing a labor distribution or redistribution for a period where effort has already been confirmed, this procedure must be followed. If not followed and is found, there is a chance the effort will be removed from sponsored projects and charged to the home department.

Last Updated Date: March 2024