Procurement and Support Services
Honoraria
An Honorarium is a fee paid in appreciation for a service provided by an individual who is invited to make a presentation on the campus on a specific topic identified by the appointing authority. The individual customarily is invited to make the presentation because the transmittal of such knowledge or information meets a defined campus need.
Honoraria paid directly to an individual should be submitted on a CSUBUY P2P - Independent Contractor Form. If a company will be paid, who will pay the individual, then the CSUBUY P2P - Goods and Services Form should be utilized.
A fee cannot be paid to any current employee, permanent, part-time, full-time or temporary, or student assistants.
An Honorarium, per IRS regulations, is reportable as income by the University.