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Title Categorysort descending Code Description
Transfer Out -From Purchase of Cap Asset Expense 3850 Used in the account providing funds when purchasing capital equipment from another Cornell department. For use on a Transfer of Funds doc only. MUST ALWAYS BE USED WITH 4850.
Fees - Mandatory Professional Expense 8528 Payment of mandatory fees (e.g. SHIP) for CU professional students (e.g. MBA, Law, DVM, MEng, MILR, MMH, etc.). Normally paid via the Student Financial System. Excludes payments for non-degree or other graduate students. Use: professional school mandatory fees.
Lease -Copiers & Multi-Function Printers Expense 6215 Lease expenditures for copiers & multi-function printers with a signed lease agreement term of one year or greater. Maintenance agreements on purchased copiers should be charged to 6475. For more information refer to https://www.finance.cornell.edu/accounting/topics/lease-classification.
Cost Share - FAOT Expense 9936 Cost Share object code for NOIX level. System use only.
Transfer Out - to Capital Projects/CIP Expense 8035 Used in either an operating or a reserve account that is providing funds for a capital project (PLCIP/PLSUCF).
Budget-Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Expense 5540 Budget Use Only. Salary for Graduate Research Assistant positions only (job profile code 10419). Zero fringe rate.
Benefits - Employee CU Tuition - Grad Expense 5938 Used to record expenses related to graduate studies under the Tuition Assistance Program. Bursar generated and manual entries. Central use only.
Services - Independent Contractor Expense 6620 Expenditures for professional services from independent contractors, including related travel and subsistence expenses. Use: Must have signed independent contractor/consultant agreement.
Budget-General S&W-No Benefits-Coop Ext Expense 5393 Budget Use only. To budget salary and wages with no benefits for Cooperative Extension only.
Student Hourly - Regular Expense 5555 Undergraduate student regular wages. Zero fringe rate
Supplies - Classroom Expense 6500 Expenditures for classroom supplies and materials. Use: Includes audio and/or video materials, books that are not library acquisitions, and other classroom supplies.
Interdept - Utilities - Natural Gas Expense 6850 Interdepartmental expense for natural gas Use: Natural Gas provided by Cornell generating dept.
DO NOT USE -Transfer Out-to Cap Projects Expense 8065 Do NOT USE
Academic - Professional Expense 5160 Salary for academic professionals (President, provosts, deans, fellows, other University officers). Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Recruitment - Athletic Expense 6370 Expenditures for dining, housing, and travel expenses related to Athletics recruiting. Use: Use limited to the Athletics Department.
Interdept - Transportation Svc Expense 6663 Expenditures for transportation costs from other departments or units within the university. Use: Red Runner, Red Runner Courier, Department owned vehicles (see recharge policy).
Transfer out - DFS ONLY- To GNDEPT Expense 8085 DFS USE ONLY. Transfer between PLGIFT and GNDEPT accounts that have different restriction classifications, TR and UR only. Must be used with 7085.
Capital Retainage Expense Expense 3907 DFS (Facilities and Budget) USE ONLY. A portion of the contractors final payment withheld until the project is complete.
Prizes - Professional Expense 8550 Payment of prizes or awards for CU professional students. A prize is awarded in conjunction with a competition in which one voluntarily initiate participation and are judged by a designated committee, faculty/staff, student organization, college, or department. An award is given in recognition of outstanding religious, charitable, scientific, educational, artistic, literary, or civic performance or achievement and are not part of a student's financial aid package. Use: professional student prizes.
Lease - Equipment Expense 6220 Lease expenditures on equipment with a signed lease agreement term of one year or greater. Any leased equipment including research and lab equipment. Any security deposits should be booked to 1630 and reversed at the end of the lease. For more information refer to https://www.finance.cornell.edu/accounting/topics/lease-classification.

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