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Title Categorysort descending Code Description
Interdept Maint Planned - Facilities Expense 6450 Non-capitalized planned maintenance is any maintenance work that can be planned or anticipated and maintains the value of the facility. Use: Facilities is the primary user of this code.
Graduate Assistant (GA) Expense 5515 Salary for Graduate Assistant and Summer Student positions only (job profile code 10418, 11124). Zero fringe rate
Services -Marketing/Advertise FedUnallow Expense 6745 Expenditures for Marketing and Advertising. These services are classified as nonrecoverable according to 2 CFR 200. Use: Marketing and Advertising used to promote events and programs at Cornell. Not to be used for course listing.
Transfer Out - to General Reserves Expense 8045 Used in the operating (GNxxxx) account providing funds to a General Reserve (RVGENL) account.
Skilled / Union Min Expense 5355 Salary for short-term, non-benefit eligible skilled trade and other union employees. Min fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
DO NOT USE-Benefits - Health Insurance Expense 5922 DO NOT USE
Academic - Lecturer Expense 5120 Salary for fellow faculty, visiting lecturers and teaching associates (job profile codes 10374, 10513, 10514, 10515, 10516, 10937, 11368). Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Student Federal Work Study-Amer Reads Expense 5590 Undergraduate student regular wages funded by Federal Work Study America Reads outreach program. Zero fringe rate
Capital Acq - Fed-Fund Moveable Expense 3765 DO NOT USE. Used for data conversion from legacy
Insurance Payment for Repairs Expense 6195 Repair costs that will be reimbursed from Risk Management. Use: Risk Management will use this code to reimburse your repair costs covered by self insurance.
Services - Computer Expense 6600 Expenditures for managed computer services performed by external vendors. See also 6617 Cloud Computing Services and 6618 Software as a Service. Use: Services for computers, storage, application management, etc. from external vendors.
Capital Lease Equip Interest Expense 6927 Interest expense related to capital equipment leases. Use: Not limited
Cost Share - Trsfr of Fds - Grad Support Expense 9926 Cost Share object code for GRAD level. System use only.
Tuition & Fees - GRA Expense 8645 Payment of tuition and fees for CU graduate research assistantships. Normally paid via the Student Financial System. Excludes health insurance fee and payments for fellows, professional and non-degree students. Use: GRA tuition.
Benefits - CCTS - Graduate Expense 5930 Used to record expenses related to graduate studies under the Cornell Children's Tuition Scholarship program. Bursar generated and manual entries. Central Use Only.
Maintenance Planned - Facilities Expense 6455 Non-capitalized planned maintenance is any maintenance work that can be planned or anticipated and maintains the value of the facility. Use: External providers of planned maintenance services for campus facilities.
Extension/Vet Assistant, Grad (EA/VA) Expense 5520 Salary for Graduate Extension/Vet Assistant positions only (job profile code 11034). Zero fringe rate
Travel - Domestic Expense 6750 Expenditures for domestic travel that the university considers to be travel among the fifty states, its possessions, or its territories. Use: For travel funded by a sponsored project, consult the contractual documents for the sponsor's definition of domestic. All fees associated with a trip should be charged to the travel object code.
Transfer Out - to Faculty Renewal Resvs Expense 8046 Used in the operating (GNxxxx) account providing funds to a Faculty Renewal Reserve (RVFCTY) account.
Overtime Expense 5360 Paid overtime for all non-exempt non-student employees. Min fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %

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