Expenditures

Charges made by a non-Federal entity to a project or program for which a Federal award was received.

(1)   The charges may be reported on a cash or accrual basis, as long as the methodology is disclosed and is consistently applied.

(2)   For reports prepared on a cash basis, expenditures are the sum of:

(i)    Cash disbursements for direct charges for property and services;

(ii)    The amount of indirect expense charged;

(iii)   The value of third-party in-kind contributions applied; and

(iv)   The amount of cash advance payments and payments made to subrecipients.

(3)   For reports prepared on an accrual basis, expenditures are the sum of:

(i)    Cash disbursements for direct charges for property and services;

(ii)    The amount of indirect expense incurred;

(iii)   The value of third-party in-kind contributions applied; and

(iv)   The net increase or decrease in the amounts owed by the non-Federal entity for:

(A)   Goods and other property received;

(B)   Services performed by employees, contractors, subrecipients, and other payees; and

(C)   Programs for which no current services or performance are required such as annuities, insurance claims, or other benefit payments.



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