Indirect Costs

Fringe benefits costs refer to those disbursements incurred for the benefit of employees. It includes costs to the employer for Retirement plans, Social Security, Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Worker's Compensation, Survivor's Benefits, Unemployment Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds pursuant to agreements with the various bargaining units. The SUNY Financial System posts fringe benefit assessments on a monthly basis on all applicable activity from the prior month.

Administrative overhead is a flat rate charged to IFR, SUTRA, and DIFR accounts with revenue generated through the use of university facilities or employee resources. The SUNY Financial System posts overhead assessments on a monthly basis on all originating revenue posted during the prior month.

Account Fringe Benefits Administrative
Overhead
State Not charged

Paid by NYS Office of the State Comptroller

Not charged
IFR

Charged on personal service and temporary service expenditures, except for student, teaching and graduate assistants

Non-Federal rate is assessed on accounts that do not receive federal revenue

Federal rate is assessed on accounts that receive federal revenue (often through salary recovery)

Charged on revenue deposited
SUTRA Charged on revenues for summer and winter session accounts.

Charged on personal service and temporary service expenditures for other accounts.

Charged on revenue deposited
DIFR Charged to the fund as a whole based on all labor expenditures (some exemptions exist).

BI does not show charges at the account level.

Not charged

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