One more edit check that came up a lot last year and one that seems to
keep coming up this year is Employee Benefits Expenditures.  A lot of
libraries report a figure in Salaries and report zero under Employee
Benefits.  Please read the following defintion carefully before you
report zero under that question.  It will come up with an edit every
time you do, so you will need to explain why you receive no benefits.
And for those libraries that submit a paper copy, I will need to know
why you receive no benefits because I will get an edit check from the
federal government.  Thanks.
 
Employee Benefits Expenditures:  

These are the benefits outside of salaries and wages paid and accruing
to employees (including plant operations, security, and maintenance
staff), regardless of whether the benefits or equivalent cash options
are available to all employees. Include amounts for direct paid employee
benefits including Social Security, retirement, medical insurance, life
insurance, guaranteed disability income protection, unemployment
compensation, workmen's compensation, tuition, and housing benefits. 

 
Felicia Kennedy
Maine State Library
64 State House Station
Augusta, ME  04333
(207) 287-5620 or 1-800-322-8899
fax:  (207) 287-5624
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