Salary Encumbrance

Included on this page:

• Definition/Background
• Applies to
• Process
• Helpful hints

Definition/Background:

• Salaries are encumbered on grants and contracts to assist departments in planning expenditures during the life of a grant or contract

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Applies to:

• Grants and contracts (budget type 05)

Process:

• Department submits payroll transaction using OPUS.
• HEPPS interfaces with OPUS.
• HEPPS and FAS interface and the encumbrance is calculated.

Helpful hints:

• Differences between departmental records of pending salaries and salary encumbrances are usually tied to OPUS transactions "in process"
• Encumbrances are updated twice per month, the night before the ETR/PTR is distributed
• Salary encumbrance may be eliminated - department takes responsibility for deficits

Grant and Contract Accounting
A Department of Financial Management
gcaques@u.washington.edu
Modified: August 26, 2003