Research Administrators Forum Hilltop Campus

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Research Administrators ForumHilltop Campus

• Presented by the Research Office and Sponsored
  Projects Accounting
• March 7, 2003

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HRMS - Distribution

• Data available for the period 7/1/01 to the
  present.
• Distributions from HRMS (mon bwk) and PERSPAY
  (cnb cnm) can be retrieved via on-line query.
• Query by person or account. See
  PeopleTools-Query Manager...
• Data is presented by Pay Period End date. Check
  Date and Accounting Date fields are presented on
  query.

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HRMS - PCTs

• A PCT effects only one pay period (monthly or
  biweekly).
• PCT amounts are posted back to the original
  distribution period (pay period end date) in
  HRMS. A PCT adjusting the 11/02 distribution,
  will be presented as a 11/02 transaction (in cnm
  or cnb pay group).
• Each PCT is assigned a Cost Xfer(transfer) number.

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HRMS - Queries

• Data can be obtained on-line via HRMS Query
  Manager.
• 15 Public Queries are available to users with
  proper security access.
• Details available at https//wuissrv20.wustl.edu/
  Messages/queries.html

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PERSPAY - Distribution

• PERSPAY system is still accessible (history
  only).
• Distribution data for 7/1/00 through 12/31/02 is
  available.
• Data is presented by Pay Date (check date). Date
  paid (biweekly) is five days after actual pay
  period end date.

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PERSPAY - PCTs

• PCTs for the period 7/1/00 - 12/31/02 are
  available on-line.
• PCTs are presented by transaction/ledger date
  (FIS).
• PCTs processed by HRMS that effect history (prior
  to 1/1/03) are not presented.

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FOCUS

• Contains data from HRMS and PERSPAY.
• Contains original distributions and PCTs (from
  HRMS PERSPAY).
• Data is displayed by Pay Date and/or
  Transaction/Ledger Date.
• History available back to 7/92.

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FICA Limit

• New 2003 FICA limit was installed in GBUD on
  3/5/03 (RNews announcement).
• Salary limit has been extended to 87,000 for
  calendar 2003.
• 7.65 of first 87,000 and 1.45 on salary in
  excess of that level.
• Calendar 2004 limit will be 90,900.

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NIH Salary Cap

• New rate of 171,900, effective 1/1/03.
• WU policy updated and distributed on 2/25/03 (see
  http//spa.wustl.edu/admin.html).
• Rates updated in HRMS on 2/28/03.
• HRMS will apply new rate to all awards issued on
  or after 10/01/00.
• Can charge lower rate but difference must be
  charged to V account.

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Research Administrators ForumHilltop Campus

• Presented by the Research Office and Sponsored
  Projects Accounting
• March 7, 2003