Payroll & Benefits · Employee Benefits
4140 Workers’ Compensation
Since 2026.03
- What it is
- Workers’ compensation includes employer costs for workers’ compensation premiums, claims programs, and related charges.
- Accounting note
- Tie to premium invoices/allocations and claims schedules. Consider separating self-insurance charges via local detail.
- Examples
- Workers’ compensation premium; administered claims charges.
- Do not use for
- General liability insurance (5220) or claims payments (5230) depending on policy.
Where it reports on the Cities FTR
| Fund type | FTR line |
|---|---|
| Governmental funds | By functionThe line depends on the function code (forms 24-28). See each function's line. |
| By major objectForm 29 R03 Other Employee BenefitsOTHR_EMP_BENEFIT | |
| Government-wide ledger (980) | Not reported. Government-wide revenues and expenses are not reported; the FTR uses fund-basis activity. |
| Enterprise funds (water example) | Form 12 R30 Personnel ServicesPERS_SERVLine by function (10)
|
| Internal service funds | Form 03 R05 Personnel ServicesPERS_SERV |
| Fiduciary funds (pension trust example) | Form 30.5 R21 Administrative ExpensesPEN_ADMIN_EXP Column for the trust or custodial fund type. Use local detail codes that declare R19-R23 for benefit payments, refunds, and payments to depositors. |
Enterprise placement is shown for a water fund; other enterprise funds use the same line on their own form. Check any combination in the FTR finder.