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Title Categorysort ascending Code Description
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
DO NOT USE - Legacy Fund Balance Debit Expense 9181 DO NOT USE
Fees - Real Property Insurance Expense 6170 Expenditures for insurance premium fees to outside brokers on real property. Use: External vendors
Interdept - Supplies -Computer & Related Expense 6575 Expenditures for computers, supplies and materials and peripherals from another Cornell department. Use: Computers and related equipment such as computer, monitors, desktop printers, external hard drive, keyboard & mouse, audio & video equip., etc.
Services - Custodial Expense 6720 Expenditures for cleaning services. Use: External cleaning services such as Daisy Maid, Bailey Custodial, etc.
Cost of Benefits - Other Programs Expense 5912 Used for various fringe benefit expenses such as childcare expenses, CLASP Funding, retiree events, and employee service awards. DFS/HR use only.
Interdept Maint Prevent - Facilities Expense 6440 Scheduled activities to insure regulatory compliance, or keep a building system operating, or extend the useful life of a component, or improve reliability of the building system or component. Preventive maintenance costs should not be capitalized. Use: Facilities is the primary user of this code.
Research Assistant, Grad (RA) Expense 5505 Salary for Research Assistant positions only (job profile code 10819). Zero fringe rate
Capital Acq - SUNY-Fund Moveable Expense 3780 DO NOT USE. Used for data conversion from legacy
Nonexempt - Technical, Redistribution Expense 5340 Similar to 5320. Not used for Payroll. Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Subsistence Allowance-Academic Visit Expense 9095 Non-compensatory payments to support subsistence exp for academic visitors. Normally visitors will hold an unpaid HR appointment in an academic title (e.g. Visiting Fellow, Visiting Scientist). Not to be used for employees or where delivery of service
Cost Share - SWAD Expense 9930 Cost Share object code for SWAD level. System use only.
Academic - Res/Ext Assoc/Scientist Expense 5100 Salary for academic research and extension staff. Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
FIN AID-Stipends - Lump Sum - Grad Expense 8101 Payment of lump-sum stipends for CU graduate students. Generally NOT used. Normally paid via the Student Financial System. Excludes payments for assistantships, undergraduate, professional, and non-degree students. Not to be used for REU program participants (use 9094). Use: graduate stipends.
Capital Retainage Expense Expense 3907 DFS (Facilities and Budget) USE ONLY. A portion of the contractors final payment withheld until the project is complete.
BM-Stewardship Utilities Assessment Exp Expense 9480 IPP allocation of Stewardship Utilities Assessment Model expense. This object code must net with 4980. IPP use only.
Interdept - Utilities - Waste Water Expense 6890 Interdepartmental expense for waste water Use: Waste Water service provided by Cornell dept.
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 - Insurance Expense 6175 Risk management billing. Use: All Risk Management
Supplies - Computer & Related Expense 6580 Expenditures for computers, supplies and materials and peripherals. This should include site licenses and software maintenance contracts. Use: Computers and related equipment such as computer, monitors, desktop printers, external hard drive, keyboard & mouse, audio & video equip., etc.

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