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Title Categorysort descending Code Description
Other General Expense Expense 6360 Expenditures that can not be properly classified under any other general expense code. Use: Use of this code must be infrequent.
Payments-Other Institution-Student Study Expense 6165 Expenditures for Tuition and fees associated students studying at other Colleges or Universities. The student tuition is recorded in the Cornell bursar using the appropriate tuition object code. This object code is used to pay invoices from the other Institution for either Tuition Paid Out (TPO) or Program Fee Out (PFO). Use: Units that have students at other Colleges or Universities.
Misc Comp/Allowances Min Benefits Expense 5460 Misc comp and other allowances (e.g. cell phone, auto, clothing, job related, hiring and retention). Min fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Services - Trash,Composting, Recycling Expense 6710 Services - Trash,Composting, Recycling
Capital Equip - Fabricated Gov't Owned Expense 3810 Used when completing a fabrication project that exceeds the capital threshold but ownership isn't with Cornell. Will not generate capitalization entries. Will result in a capital asset record in CAM.
FIN AID-Tuition - Professional Student Expense 8520 Payment of tuition for CU professional students (e.g. MBA, Law, DVM, M.Eng., MILR, MMH, etc.). Normally paid via the Student Financial System. Excludes payments for non-degree or other graduate students. Use: professional school tuition.
Cost of Benefits - Salary Continuation Expense 5909 Used for payroll generated entries and to record vendor expenses related to various employee salary continuation programs such as workers compensation, unemployment insurance, long term disability and life insurance. DFS/HR use only
Budget-Employee Benefits-Manual calc Expense 5496 Budget use only: To manually calculate a planned benefit amount.
Nonexempt - Administrative Expense 5300 Salary for general non-exempt staff positions not otherwise categorized. Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution.
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).
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.
Cost Share - Trsfr of Fds-Communications Expense 9961 Cost Share object code for COMM level. System use only.
Academic - Special Professor Expense 5025 For long term, non-tenure track, benefits-eligible faculty who serve an essential teaching function in a clinical setting. Used in the following job codes: 11311, 11313, 11314, 11461, 11462, 11463, 11656 and 11657. While faculty members of this rank may have additional research, service, or outreach obligations, teaching is their primary responsibility. The title may not be used for positions whose responsibilities largely replicate those of tenure-track faculty. Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %.
Maintenance - Grounds Expense 6495 Expenditures grounds maintenance. Use: External providers of grounds services such as snow plowing, landscaping, etc.
Utilities - Potable Water Outside Vendor Expense 6885 Expense for potable water-outside vendors Use: Potable Water purchased from external vendors. I.E. Town of Ithaca Water, Seneca Water, local municipality
Prizes - Non-Student Expense 6367 Prizes or awards for individuals other than CU students. E.g. CU administers a national award for the best play, and issues a payment to an author not at Cornell. Caution: prize payments to CU employees must go through the payroll system using a compensation object code. Use: prizes for non-students.
DO NOT USE - Legacy Fund Balance Debit Expense 9181 DO NOT USE
Fees - Real Property Insurance Expense 6170 Expenditures for insurance premium fees to outside brokers on real property. Use: External vendors
Salary Wage Adjustment Expense 5470 Central use only -- not directly used for payroll expense.
Services - Hazardous Materials Removal Expense 6715 Facilities use only. Used for removal of hazardous materials such as asbestos, lead, chemicals, etc. by external vendors.

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