WSIN25-17 — Federal Adjustment of Dollar Amounts and Rates
OMB’s revised Uniform Guidance changed key federal thresholds that appear throughout older EDD directives. The practical risk is not the federal rule itself; it is a local policy, form, contract template, or monitoring tool that still hard-codes the old numbers.
Jan. 23, 2026
Oct. 1, 2024
$10,000
$1 million
Source + trust record
Source checked as of September 18, 2026. Primary authority: EDD WSIN25-17 and current 2 CFR Part 200.
Check result: EDD’s January 2026 crosswalk remains current for the federal dollar/rate adjustments it identifies, including the $15,000 default micro-purchase threshold, $350,000 simplified acquisition threshold, $1 million Single Audit threshold, $10,000 equipment/supplies threshold, and 15% de minimis indirect-cost rate. Award date and award terms still determine which rules apply. This AI-assisted brief does not receive human legal or compliance review. Official sources control.
The bottom line
Update the local tools, not just your understanding.
EDD’s notice is a crosswalk showing where federal inflation and Uniform Guidance changes superseded dollar amounts in older California directives. Those directives still apply in all other respects. Local fiscal manuals, procurement procedures, subrecipient guidance, and monitoring checklists should use the current federal amounts where applicable.
Equipment: $10,000 · Micro-purchase default: $15,000 · Simplified acquisition: $350,000 · Single Audit: $1 million · MTDC subaward amount: $50,000 · de minimis indirect rate: 15%.
Current amounts in WSIN25-17
One reference sheet for the changes most likely to affect operations.
| Item | Prior amount/rate | Updated amount/rate |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $5,000 | $10,000 |
| FFATA reporting trigger | $25,000 | $30,000 |
| Laborer/mechanic contract threshold | $10,000 reference | $100,000 |
| Micro-purchase default | $10,000 | $15,000 |
| U.S. contract/purchase micro-purchase amount noted by EDD | $20,000 | $25,000 |
| MTDC subaward portion | $25,000 | $50,000 |
| Procurement prior approval | $5,000 | $10,000 |
| Simplified Acquisition Threshold | $250,000 | $350,000 |
| Single Audit threshold | $750,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Supplies threshold | $5,000 | $10,000 |
| Consultant daily rate | $750 | $815 |
| De minimis indirect cost rate | 10% | 15% |
| Property disposition expense deduction | $500 or 10%, whichever less | $1,000 |
The applicability question
Check the award, not just the purchase date.
EDD states that the revised Uniform Guidance applies to federal awards issued on or after October 1, 2024, including certain amendments adding funds and incremental ETA funding issued on or after that date. A transaction in 2026 can therefore sit under different rules depending on the award being charged.
Operational considerations for WDBs
Run a threshold scrub across the fiscal system.
Procurement, property, audit, consultant, indirect-cost, and subrecipient procedures are the likely locations.
Forms often preserve obsolete thresholds after the policy manual is updated.
Do not assume every entity uses or qualifies for the de minimis rate.
A single crosswalk makes future inflation adjustments easier to implement consistently.
Source authority
The federal regulation and award terms control.
WSIN25-17 — Federal Adjustment of Dollar Amounts and Rates
2 CFR Part 200 — Uniform Administrative Requirements
This brief organizes EDD’s crosswalk for implementation. It does not replace award-specific legal or fiscal review.
Rewritten in the Wonkery Way format with a consolidated threshold table, award-applicability rule, and implementation checklist.