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SUNY Spec - Computers Expense 6935 Expenditures, for computer equipment that is not software, that are under $500 yet required to be classified as equipment to qualify for state equipment funds. Use this code rather than 512X. Use: SUNY only
University Support Pool Expense 9055 University Support Pool (USP) Tax assessed against undergraduate, professional, and non-degree tuition and funds a central source used for strategic initiative and priorities and Provost allocations.
Budget - Benefits - CCTS - Undergraduate Expense 5940 Budget use only: Plan for CCTS related to Undergraduate expenses.
Interdept Maint Prevent - Equipment Expense 6470 Scheduled activities to insure regulatory compliance, or keep equipment operating, or extend the useful life of equipment. Preventive maintenance costs should not be capitalized. Use: Facilities is the primary user of this code.
Travel, Foreign, Student,Mission-related Expense 6762 Expenditures for foreign travel that the university considers to be travel outside the fifty states, its possessions, or its territories. Use: For class trip or mission related educational travel of students, normally paid through the travel reimbursement process. All fees associated with a trip should be charged to the travel object code. Not for Business-related travel, nor student travel grants. See policy 3.2 for further details.
Transfer Out - Intrafund- Between Units Expense 8075 Used in the account providing the funds; accounts on both sides of transfer are in same FUND group (i.e. GN to GN, RG to RG) AND in different college or division. This object code must always be used with 7075.
Student Hourly - Overtime Expense 5560 Overtime payments for undergraduate student wages. Zero fringe rate
Teaching Assistant, Grad (TA) Expense 5510 Salary for Graduate Teaching Assistant positions only (job profile code 10938). Zero fringe rate
Interdept - Recruitment - Employee Expense 6342 Interdepartmental (from other Cornell units) expenses incurred during the interview process for potential employees. Use: Employee recruitment- C2C Travel, Hosted Meals, Statler Hotel, on campus parking.
Interdept - Publications Cost Expense 6643 Interdepartmental expenditures for publishing services. Cornell providers only. Use: Cornell University Press, etc.
DO NOT USE - Loan - Short Term Student Expense 8840 DO NOT USE
Skilled / Union Expense 5350 Salary for skilled trade and other union employees. Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Capital Acq - Computer Software Expense 3660 Used when acquiring software exceeding the capital threshold. Will generate capitalization entries on asset object code. Will result in a capital asset record in CAM.
Lease - Real Property Expense 6230 Lease expenditures for rental property with a signed lease agreement term of one year or greater. Use: Operating leases real property. Use 6255 for storage units and containers. For more information refer to https://www.finance.cornell.edu/accounting/topics/lease-classification.
Academic - Extension Assoc Expense 5105 Salary for instruction staff for NYS Cooperative Extension programs (job profile codes 11154, 11155). Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Interdept - CIT CU Print Expense 6606 CU Print charge from CIT Use: Use limited to CIT.
Cost Share - CAPC Expense 9946 Cost Share object code for CAPC level. System use only.
SUNY Spec - Equip L/T Threshold Expense 6940 Expenditures, for items of movable equipment other than computers, software, vehicles, and furniture, that are under $500 yet required to be classified as equipment to qualify for state equipment funds. Use this code rather than 502X. Use: SUNY only
Institutional Allowance - Expense Expense 9060 Institutional allowance typically occurs as a flat fee in lieu of indirect cost. May be awarded as institutional support to help defray administrative expenses associated with a Fellowship. DFS use only.
Cost of Sales - Food Expense 6000 The cost of merchandise sold from food inventory. Use: When using this code in a designated operating account there must be sales revenue corresponding to the cost of sales.

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