SF1154

Public Voucher for Unpaid Compensation Due a Deceased Civilian Employee

Agency
GSA
Revision
Rev. September 1967
Fillable fields
79
Pages
2
Official source
GSA form page
Checked
October 20, 2026
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Standard Form 1154 (SF 1154): Unpaid Compensation Due a Deceased Civilian Employee

Standard Form 1154 (SF 1154), Public Voucher for Unpaid Compensation Due a Deceased Civilian Employee, is a two-page payment voucher for compensation still due a civilian employee of the United States or the District of Columbia who has died. The header prints Standard Form 1154, September 1967, Title 4, GAO Manual, 1154-109. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.

The front names the department and bureau, agency, or establishment, lists the payees with the amount for each, gives the gross amount chargeable to appropriations and funds, and carries an authorized certifying officer's certification, the accounting classification and a record of how payment was made. The back summarizes the unpaid compensation item by item, subtracts amounts deducted or withheld, and lists any previous partial payments.

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Top of page 1 of Standard Form 1154 (SF 1154): Unpaid Compensation Due a Deceased Civilian Employee, as printed by GSA

What's on SF 1154

Header and office

Voucher No. and Schedule No. at the top right, a PAID BY box, and lines for the department and bureau, agency, or establishment and its location.

Payees and amounts

Rows for the names and addresses, including ZIP codes, of the payees, an AMOUNT column, and the net amount due as per the summary on the reverse.

Employee and gross amount

The name of the civilian employee, the day, month and year of death, and the gross amount chargeable to appropriations and funds, as distributed below.

Certification, accounting and payment

The certifying officer's certification with date and title, an accounting classification block, and a line for check numbers drawn on Treasurer, U.S., or a named bank, or a cash amount.

Back: summary of unpaid compensation

Lump sum payment for annual leave, salary or pay for which checks have not been issued, travel reimbursement, allowances, cash awards for employee's suggestions, unnegotiated checks deposited and unapplied U.S. Savings Bond balances.

Back: deductions and partial payments

Outstanding travel advances, civil service retirement, employee life insurance, health benefits and other deductions, the net amount due, and previous partial payments by voucher number, date paid and D.O. symbol.

How to complete SF 1154

  1. 1

    Identify the office and voucher

    Enter the department and bureau, agency, or establishment, its location, and the voucher and schedule numbers.

  2. 2

    Fill in the summary on the back

    Enter each type of unpaid compensation, the total chargeable to appropriations, special funds, etc., the amounts deducted or withheld, and the net amount due.

  3. 3

    List the payees and the employee

    Enter each payee's name, address and amount, the net amount due from the reverse, the employee's name and date of death, and the gross amount chargeable.

  4. 4

    Certify and classify

    The authorized certifying officer signs and enters the date and title, and the accounting classification block is filled in.

  5. 5

    Record payment and receipts

    Record the check numbers or the cash amount. The form says a cash payment needs the payee's signature, and with more than one payee a receipt for each is attached to the voucher.

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Where it goes and what the form says

Where it goes

The PDF prints no filing address, delivery method or deadline. The top of the voucher names the department and bureau, agency, or establishment and its location.

Cash payments

The form says that if payment is made in cash, the payee's signature acknowledging receipt is required, and that with more than one payee a receipt should be obtained for the amount paid to each and attached to the voucher.

Previous partial payments

A table at the bottom of the back records earlier partial payments of unpaid compensation by voucher number, date paid and D.O. symbol.

Citation and edition

The header prints Standard Form 1154, September 1967, Title 4, GAO Manual, 1154-109. GSA's page gives the current revision date as 09/1967 and lists no authority or regulation.

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Who uses SF 1154?

  • The department, agency or establishment

    The top of the voucher names the department and bureau, agency, or establishment and its location. The form does not say which office prepares the voucher.

  • The deceased civilian employee

    The voucher states the amount of unpaid compensation due a named civilian employee of the United States or the District of Columbia and the date of death.

  • Payees

    Rows list the names and addresses, including ZIP codes, of the payees with an amount for each. The form says a payee paid in cash signs to acknowledge receipt.

  • Authorized certifying officer

    Signs and gives a date and title under the statement that the items listed are correct and proper for repayment from the appropriation(s) and/or fund(s) indicated.

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Questions about Form SF1154

Who issues SF 1154?

The header prints Standard Form 1154, September 1967, Title 4, GAO Manual, 1154-109. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.

Who signs SF 1154?

An authorized certifying officer signs the certification and adds a date and title. A payee signs only when payment is made in cash, to acknowledge receipt.

What goes in the summary on the back?

Lump sum payment for annual leave, salary or pay for which checks have not been issued, reimbursement for travel expenses, allowances, cash awards for employee's suggestions, unnegotiated checks deposited, and unapplied balances on U.S. Savings Bond purchases.

What is deducted from the unpaid compensation?

The back lists outstanding travel advances, civil service retirement, employee life insurance, health benefits and other amounts deducted or withheld, followed by the net amount due.

What if there is more than one payee?

The front has rows for several payees with an amount for each. If payment is made in cash, the form says a receipt should be obtained for the amount paid to each and attached to the voucher.

Which employees does SF 1154 cover?

The form describes the deceased as a civilian employee of the United States or the District of Columbia.