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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
Utilities - Storm Water Outside Vendor Expense 6815 Expense for storm water from external vendors. Use: Not limited
Utilities - Waste Water Outside Vendor Expense 6895 Expense for waste water-outside vendors Use: Waste Water service provided by external vendors. I.E. Town of Ithaca Sewer, Town of … Sewer
Nominal Close- Debit Summary Object Expense 9180 Expense summary object code used in the Nominal Close process at Year End. Limited to University Controller
Interdept-PAR (Project Approval Req) Tax Expense 6727 Expenses for PAR (Project Approval Request) Tax related to an approved PAR. Central Use Only.
Interdept - Project Management Fees Expense 6726 Expenses for Project Management Fees related to an approved PAR (Project Approval Request). Central Use Only.
Unleaded & Diesel Fuel Expense 6415 External expenses for Fuel. Use: Fuel for vehicles and equipment. Payment of gas cards (Mobil, Sunoco, Kwik Fill, etc.)
Rental - Misc. Expense 6255 External rental expense for: booths, park pavilion, storage rentals, and equipment. Agreements with a term of less than one year. Use 6210 - 6240 for rentals with signed lease agreements greater than one year, 6385 for rentals associated with hosted events and 6631 for interdepartmental room and rental. Not to be used for travel related auto rental.
Indirect Cost - Gifts - Expense Expense 9080 Facilities and administrative costs associated with restricted gifts. Charge typically occurs systematically based on a percentage (Indirect Cost Rate) of expenditures. Also referred to as Indirect Costs or F&A. DFS use only.
F&A Recovery - Expense Expense 9070 Facilities and administrative costs generally associated with contract and grants funds (Fund CG). Charge typically occurs systematically based on a percentage (Indirect Cost Rate) of expenditures. Also referred to as Indirect Costs or F&A. DFS use only.
Retainage - Liability Liability 2070 FACILITIES and DFS USE ONLY. A portion of the agreed upon contract price deliberately withheld until the work is substantially complete to assure that contractor or subcontractor will satisfy its obligations and complete a construction project.
Services - Hazardous Materials Removal Expense 6715 Facilities use only. Used for removal of hazardous materials such as asbestos, lead, chemicals, etc. by external vendors.
Transfer In - from Capital Projects Income 7065 FACILITIES/DFS USE ONLY. Used in the account receiving funds from a capital project (PLCIP/PLSUCF) account.
Federal Unallowable - Food and Beverage Expense 6425 Federal Unallowable food and beverage including alcohol Use: Non Travel related food and beverage
Fees - Application Income 4230 Fees assessed to individuals applying to a college, professional school, or academic program at Cornell. Use not Limited
Participant Support - Fees Expense 9098 Fees to enable an individual's participation in a formal university conference or training project as defined in 2 CFR 200.75. Fees paid by the participant may include laboratory fees, passport/visa fees for foreign participants, or registration fees. Example REU, MARC, RET programs. Excluded from MTDC.
Revenue - Corporate Sponsorships Income 4100 Financial backing by external parties of a public interest event or program in which the firm's name is displayed or announced as a supporter of the event. Contact DFS General Accounting (accounting@cornell.edu) before using.
Distribution of Gift Funds Income 4349 For distribution of gift funds from original account receiving the gift to other accounts that will be used to manage expenditures. The accounts receiving the gift distributions MUST be used for the same purpose and have the same subfund - can only distribute from RGGIFT to another RGGIFT (for TR gifts), or from GNDEPT to another GNDEPT (for UR gifts). This code can only be used on a Transfer of Funds edoc, and must always net to zero. Edoc explanation must reference the original gift account (which has the donor restriction documentation).
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 %.
Budget - Capital Expense Expense 3995 FOR USE ON BUDGET ENTRIES ONLY. CB budget in PLCIP accounts.

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