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Unleaded & Diesel Fuel Expense 6415 External expenses for Fuel. Use: Fuel for vehicles and equipment. Payment of gas cards (Mobil, Sunoco, Kwik Fill, etc.)
Gift In Kind - Non Capital Expense Expense 6410 Non Capital expense offset to Gift in Kind income. Use: This code must always be in balance with the gift income object code
Over/Short - Inventory Expense 6405 Adjustments to inventory levels. Use: Use to reconcile physical inventory to GL
Over/Short - Cash Expense 6400 Overages or shortages for daily sales. Use: Use to reconcile a cash drawer or register
Loss on the Disposition of Assets Expense 6395 SYSTEM USE ONLY. Represents the undepreciated value of retired capital assets
Donation From Cornell Expense 6390 Use for contributions from Cornell to a outside entity OR used for the movement of funds to Independent Student Organizations on the EO chart. Use: Contributions over $500 must be approved by Community Relations Office. Approval is not needed when funding ISO's (limited to use by Student and Academic Services). Payments in lieu of flowers should be coded to 6420.
Interdept -Hosted Events, Conf & Seminar Expense 6386 Interdepartmental expenses associated with presenting a program or event by Cornell. Revenue to other department must also use an interdepartmental object code. Use: Any interdepartmental costs associated with an on campus event including space and refreshments.
Hosted Events-Conferences and Seminars Expense 6385 Costs associated with presenting a program or event by Cornell, including both on- and off campus events. Use: Any cost associated with an on or off campus event including space, speaker, refreshments. E.g. money spent to present the Annual Topology Workshop. Sponsor the Computational Finance Conference in NYC, open to all.
Intersession - Athletics Expenses Expense 6380 Expenditures for meals, for participants in a sponsored Athletics activity. Use: Use limited to the Athletics Department.
Interdept - Miscellaneous Expense 6375 Interdepartmental expenses that are not clearly defined by another object code. Use: Use of this code must be infrequent.
Recruitment - Athletic Expense 6370 Expenditures for dining, housing, and travel expenses related to Athletics recruiting. Use: Use limited to the Athletics Department.
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.
Compensation In Respect Decedent Expense 6365 Used to refund insurance premiums to estates. Use: Use limited to the Division of Financial Affairs.
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.
Interdept - Training Program Fees Expense 6356 Expenditures for on campus training. (CIT, Human Resources, DFS) Use: Expenditures, including registration fees, for employees or other members of the Cornell community to attend training presented by Cornell.
Employee Training & Registration Fees Expense 6355 Expenditures for employees to attend external workshops, seminars and other educational activities outside Cornell. Use 6356 for Cornell workshops/training. Use: Use for outside professional development including continuing education, TC3, CPA units, etc. University-sponsored workshops, seminars and other educational activities for employees should be coded 6356.
Purchase Discounts Expense 6350 Discounts taken on purchases. Use: Credit/rebates from vendors
Relocation Moving Expense 6345 Expenditures incurred to relocation new employees. Use: Payroll and non-payroll relocation expenses. See relocation policy.
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.
Budget Only - Employee Recruitment Expense 6341 Budget object code for employee recruitment Use: Budget code only

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