Our 10-month employees are paid stipends for participating in grant activities during the summer. Our business office policy states that only staff receiving fringe benefits may be placed in codes 15, Professional Salaries, or code 16, Support Staff Salar

Compensation for services paid to an employee must be reported as salary in code 15, Professional Salaries, or code 16, Support Salaries, depending on the services provided. An agency cannot pay its employees in code 40, Purchased Services. However, Purchased Services is the appropriate code for employee tuition or tuition-related costs.