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Title Category Code Description
Accum Depr- Moveable Equipment Asset 1875 Contra-asset, balance represents value of depreciation recorded for university's moveable equipment Use: Used periods 1-12, auto generated once per month when the depreciation batch job is run. System determines amount of transaction based on records in the CAM Module
Equipment Vehicles Asset 1880 Asset, balance represents capitalized acquisition value of university's vehicles Use: Used periods 1-13, auto generated entry when certain capital acquisition objects (level CAPA) are used on PREQs, FP docs or feed files
Accum Depr- Vehicles Asset 1881 Contra-asset, balance represents accumulated value of depreciation recorded for university's vehicles Use: Used periods 1-12, auto generated once per month when the depreciation batch job is run. System determines amount of transaction based on records in the CAM Module
Equipment - Computer Asset 1882 Asset, balance represents capitalized acquistion value of university's computer equipment Use: Used periods 1-13, auto generated entry when certain capital acquisition objects (level CAPA) are used on PREQs, FP docs or feed files
Accum Depr- Computer Equip Asset 1883 Contra-asset, balance represents accumulated value of depreciation recorded for university's computer equipment Use: Used periods 1-12, auto generated once per month when the depreciation batch job is run. System determines amount of transaction based on records in the CAM Module
Equipment Software Asset 1884 Asset, balance represents capitalized acquisition value of university's software systems Use: Used periods 1-13, auto generated entry when certain capital acquisition objects (level CAPA) are used on PREQs, FP docs or feed files
Accum Depr - Software Asset 1885 Contra-asset, balance represents accumulated value of depreciation recorded for university's software systems Use: Used periods 1-12, auto generated once per month when the depreciation batch job is run. System determines amount of transaction based on records in the CAM Module
Equipment - Finance Lease Asset 1891 Asset, balance represents capitalized acquisition value for finance (formerly capital) equipment leases excluding vehicles and computers. Used periods 1-13, auto generated entry when certain capital acquisition object codes (level CAPA) are used.
Real Estate - Finance Lease Asset 1893 Asset, balance represents capitalized acquisition value for finance (formerly capital) real estate leases. Used periods 1-13, auto generated entry when certain capital acquisition object codes (level CAPA) are used.
Accum Depr - RE Finance Leases Asset 1894 Contra-asset, balance represents accumulated value of depreciation recorded for university's software systems Use: Used periods 1-12, auto generated once per month when the depreciation batch job is run. System determines amount of transaction based on records in the CAM Module
Computer - Finance Lease Asset 1895 Asset, balance represents capitalized acquisition value for finance (formerly capital) computer leases. Used periods 1-13, auto generated entry when certain capital acquisition object codes (level CAPA) are used.
Accum Depr - Computer Finance Lease Asset 1896 Contra-asset, balance represents accumulated value of depreciation recorded for university's software systems Use: Used periods 1-12, auto generated once per month when the depreciation batch job is run. System determines amount of transaction based on records in the CAM Module
Vehicles - Capital Lease Asset 1897 Asset, balance represents capitalized acquisition value for capital vehicles leases. Used periods 1-13, auto generated entry when certain capital acquisition object codes (level CAPA) are used.
Accumulated Depr -Vehicle Capital Leases Asset 1898 Contra-asset, balance represents accumulated value of depreciation recorded for university's software systems Use: Used periods 1-12, auto generated once per month when the depreciation batch job is run. System determines amount of transaction based on records in the CAM Module
Accumu Depr - Equip Finance Leases Asset 1899 Contra-asset, balance represents accumulated value of depreciation recorded for university's software systems Use: Used periods 1-12, auto generated once per month when the depreciation batch job is run. System determines amount of transaction based on records in the CAM Module
Intangible Assets Asset 1910 Intangible Assets. Examples include Cryptocurrency, etc. DFS use only.
Year End- Accrued Income Asset 1999 A current asset used to record income earned in the current fiscal year where funds have not been received by 6/30. Use: This object code is intended to be used from June 1 to July 31 and is the offset to an income object code when doing an accrual. The entry must be reversed in the following fiscal year (by July 31). Credit -Income Debit - 1999
Capital Acq - Library Books Expense 3600 LIBRARY USE ONLY. Used when acquiring cataloged library materials, will generate capitalization entries on asset object code. Other units should use object code 3630 when purchasing books.
Capital Acq - Rare Books Expense 3605 LIBRARY USE ONLY. Used when acquiring cataloged library materials, will generate capitalization entries on asset object code. Other units should use object code 3630 when purchasing books.
Capital Acq - Art & Collections Expense 3610 JOHNSON MUSEUM USE ONLY. Used by museum acquiring cataloged artwork, will generate capitalization entries on asset object code. Other units should use object code 3630 when purchasing artwork.

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