GSA Form 553: Authorization and Request to Transfer Salary Costs Between Funds

GSA Form 553, Authorization and Request to Transfer Salary Costs Between Funds, is a one-page General Services Administration form dated REV. 11-87 in its footer. GSA hosts it in its forms library, and its page lists no authority or regulation.

The form is a table for moving salary costs from one fund to another. Each row names an employee with Social Security number and pay plan, the FROM fund code, FY and near accounting classification elements, the TO fund code, FY and elements, the amount, and the pay periods from and to.

Below the table the form prints ACTIONS LISTED ABOVE ARE HEREBY REQUESTED AND APPROVED, with signature blocks for the official initiating action and the official approving transfer action. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.

Top of page 1 of GSA Form 553: Authorization and Request to Transfer Salary Costs Between Funds, as printed by GSA

What's on GSA Form 553

Columns 1 to 3: employee

Name of employee, Social Security number and pay plan.

Columns 4 and 5: FROM

The fund code and FY the costs come from, and its near accounting classification elements.

Columns 6 and 7: TO

The fund code and FY the costs go to, and its near accounting classification elements.

Columns 8 and 9: amounts and pay periods

The amount to transfer and the pay periods it covers, from and to.

Approval statement and signatures

The line ACTIONS LISTED ABOVE ARE HEREBY REQUESTED AND APPROVED, then the initiating and approving officials' signatures, telephone numbers, titles and dates.

The table has nine numbered columns.

How to complete GSA Form 553

1
List each employee
Enter the name, Social Security number and pay plan in columns 1 to 3.
2
Enter the fund the costs leave
In columns 4 and 5, enter the FROM fund code and FY and its near accounting classification elements.
3
Enter the fund the costs go to
In columns 6 and 7, enter the TO fund code and FY and its near accounting classification elements.
4
Enter the amount and pay periods
Enter the amount in column 8 and the pay periods from and to in column 9.
5
Initiating official signs
The official initiating action signs and adds a telephone number, title and date.
6
Approving official signs
The official approving transfer action signs and adds a telephone number, title and date.

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Routing and what the form says

Where it goes

The PDF gives no filing address or routing. It names an initiating official and an approving official.

Authority

GSA's page lists no authority or regulation for this form.

Worksheet with the same number

GSA's forms library also hosts GSA Form 553-A, Salary Cost Transfer Worksheet, dated 11-87. Neither PDF prints instructions linking the two.

Notices

The PDF prints no Privacy Act notice, OMB number or burden estimate, although it asks for Social Security numbers.

Who fills out GSA Form 553?

Official initiating action
One block is for the signature of the official initiating action, with a telephone number, title and date.
Official approving transfer action
A second block is for the signature of the official approving transfer action, also with a telephone number, title and date.
Employees listed in the table
Each row identifies an employee by name, Social Security number and pay plan. The form prints no signature line for the employees.
Several employees on one form
The table has open rows, so one form can list transfers for more than one employee under the same two signatures.

The form prints no instructions. It names two officials in its signature blocks.

Official sources and the blank

Official GSA form page
The agency’s own page for Form GSA553.
Blank PDF
The official blank form, to print or fill by hand.

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Questions about Form GSA553

Who issues GSA Form 553?

It is printed as a General Services Administration form, dated REV. 11-87 in its footer. GSA's page lists no authority or regulation.

Who signs GSA Form 553?

The official initiating action and the official approving transfer action. Each block also asks for a telephone number, title and date.

What does each row ask?

The employee's name, Social Security number and pay plan, the FROM and TO fund codes, FY and near accounting classification elements, the amount, and the pay periods from and to.

Does the form have instructions?

No. The PDF prints only the column headings, the statement ACTIONS LISTED ABOVE ARE HEREBY REQUESTED AND APPROVED and the signature blocks.

How does it relate to GSA Form 553-A?

GSA Form 553-A, Salary Cost Transfer Worksheet, carries the same form number and the same 11-87 date. Neither PDF prints instructions that link the two.

GSA Form 553: Authorization and Request to Transfer Salary Costs Between Funds