Good morning,
A colleague within our institution has asked me to post the following
message to the listserve:

We have an NIH contract that involves payments to volunteers who
participate in the study. For University employees we make the $50
payment through the payroll system as required by the IRS. As the
payment is income to the employee we withhold taxes, etc. and charge the
appropriate fringe benefit rate to recover these expenses. Our new
contracting officer has denied the fringe benefit costs. How do other
institutions handle volunteer payments to employees?

Thanks for any advice/input...
Patty Hagen, PhD
Associate Provost
Saint Louis University

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