The weekly payroll itself
Is certified payroll the same as the WH-347?
The form is optional; the weekly information and the signed statement are not.
Do I file certified payroll for a week when nobody worked on the project?
The regulation and the agency's habit are two different things.
What do I do if a certified payroll I already sent is wrong?
Correct it, send it to the same place, and say that it is a correction.
Does the state want its own certified payroll too?
Often, and a project can owe both.
Who signs the WH-347, and does it need a notary?
The person who paid or supervised the payment of the workers; no notary, and an electronic signature counts if it verifies who signed.
WH-347 page 1, the payroll
What goes in the certified payroll number and header of the WH-347?
The header is how the agency files your week against your contract.
Does the WH-347 need each worker's full Social Security number?
No, and it must not carry one.
How do I mark an apprentice on the WH-347?
RA in column 2, the level of progression, and box 4 on page 2.
Which labor classification goes on the WH-347?
The determination's name for the work actually performed, one row per classification.
Where does overtime go on the WH-347?
Every worker gets two rows: straight time on top, overtime below.
How do I enter hours by day on the WH-347?
Column 4 wants each day of the workweek, with the dates, straight time and overtime apart.
What rate goes in column 6A of the WH-347?
The rate actually paid, straight time on the top row and overtime below, without cash in lieu.
What goes in column 6B, total fringe benefit credit?
The week's total for the plans you take credit for, not an hourly figure.
What is column 6C, payment in lieu of fringe benefits?
Fringe you paid as cash on the check instead of into a plan, as a weekly total.
What is the difference between columns 7A and 7B on the WH-347?
7A is this project; 7B is everything the worker earned from you that week.
Which deductions are allowed on a Davis-Bacon payroll?
The ones 29 CFR 3.5 lists; the rest need the Department of Labor's approval.
WH-347 page 2, the Statement of Compliance
What am I certifying in box 1 of the Statement of Compliance?
That the payroll is correct and complete and every rate met the determination, plan credit included.
When do I check box 4 on the WH-347, and what goes in its table?
Only when someone was paid as an apprentice; otherwise it is not applicable.
How do I fill in box 5 of the WH-347 when I pay fringe as cash?
Check the box; the table is only for plan credit.
What goes in Additional Remarks on the WH-347?
Anything a reader of page 1 would otherwise have to guess, and one Other deduction always.
New to all of this? Start here, or walk the WH-347 field by field.