Question & AnswerQ&A (CSC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 31)
Government officials and employees in the career or non-career service, whether permanent, temporary, provisional, or casual, are eligible to apply for monetization of leave credits.
A maximum of ten (10) days leave credits may be monetized.
The prescribed leave form CSC Form No. 6, revised 1984, must be used for the application.
No inclusive dates should be indicated in item No. 6(c) of CSC Form No. 6. Instead, the number of days applied for should be indicated.
The Head of the office concerned must approve the application for monetization.
The formula is: Monthly Salary ÷ 22 (average working days per month) × 10 days = Money value of the monetized leave credits.
The divisor 22 represents the average number of working days per month.
No, monetization of leave credits is exempted from income tax.
It was adopted on July 23, 1991.
It is pursuant to Joint CSC-DBM Memorandum Circular No.1, series of 1991.