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Revised 7/23/2015

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Indirect Expense Entry

The Indirect Expense fields for Federal Financial Reports are entered by selecting the Indirect Expense Entry button found in section 11. Indirect Expense on the FFR form. Selecting this button opens the Indirect Expense Calculation screen.

To complete entries on the Indirect Expense Calculation screen:

  1. Select the button for Indirect Expense Entry on the FFR form.

    The Indirect Expense Calculation screen displays.

  2. Select the Type of Rate by choosing Provisional, Predetermined, Final, or Fixed from the drop-down menu.
  3. Populate the required fields. Rate, Period From, Period To, and Base are all required fields and are indicated as such with an asterisk (*).
  4. Select the Add button to add the information to the Indirect Entry List.

    The Indirect Expense List displays the added data. Additional entries for indirect expenses can be added in the same manner.

    IMPORTANT: Although the item(s) are added to the screen's Indirect Expense List, these items are not added to the Federal Financial Report form until you select the Save button.

  5. Select the Save button to save the information and to add it to the FFR form.

    The FFR form populates to reflect the information added on the Indirect Expense Calculation screen.

The Indirect Expense Entry button is also used to remove an indirect expense from the FFR. To remove an indirect expense:

  1. Select the button for Indirect Expense Entry.
  2. Mark the checkbox of the entry you wish to remove.
  3. Select the Delete button.

    The FFR form reflects the removal of the indirect expense.

 

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