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Title Categorysort ascending Code Description
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.
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
Benefits - Accrual Expense 5640 Used to accrue benefits for financial statement purposes only. DFS use only.
Finance Lease -Equipment Expense 3730 Used when acquiring or recording equipment leases that exceed the capital threshold. Will generate capitalization entries on asset object code. Will result in a capital asset record in CAM.
Services - Hazardous Materials Removal Expense 6715 Facilities use only. Used for removal of hazardous materials such as asbestos, lead, chemicals, etc. by external vendors.
Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Expense 5500 Salary for Graduate Research Assistant positions only (job profile code 10419). Zero fringe rate
Redistribution- Allocated Costs Expense 9051 Departmental redistribution of University Allocation Costs (OC 9050) to departments . Activity on this object code must net to zero.
Services - Independent Contractor Expense 6620 Expenditures for professional services from independent contractors, including related travel and subsistence expenses. Use: Must have signed independent contractor/consultant agreement.
Cost Share - Trsfr of Fds-Communications Expense 9961 Cost Share object code for COMM level. System use only.
C&G Exp Adjustment - DFS Use Only Expense 6325 Expenditure adjustment upon closeout of Contract and Grant project. Excluded from indirect cost recovery. Use: Use limited to the Division of Financial Services.
Nonexempt Intern - Min Rate Expense 5331 Wages for Interns. Min fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Transfer Out - to Capital Long Term Expense 8057 Used to move funds to the non-operating, capital long-term fund, part of the strategic initiatives sub-fund
Maintenance - Grounds Expense 6495 Expenditures grounds maintenance. Use: External providers of grounds services such as snow plowing, landscaping, etc.
Taxes - Real Property Expense 6140 Expenditures for taxes for real property. Use:
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 %
Recruitment - Athletic Expense 6370 Expenditures for dining, housing, and travel expenses related to Athletics recruiting. Use: Use limited to the Athletics Department.
Interdept - Utilities - Waste Water Expense 6890 Interdepartmental expense for waste water Use: Waste Water service provided by Cornell dept.
Benefits-Adj Between Div- CENTRAL ONLY Expense 5650 Used to accrue benefits for financial statement purposes only.
Finance Lease -Real Estate Expense 3735 Used when acquiring or recording real estate leases that exceed the capital threshold. Will generate capitalization entries on asset object code. Will result in a capital asset record in CAM.
Services - Custodial Expense 6720 Expenditures for cleaning services. Use: External cleaning services such as Daisy Maid, Bailey Custodial, etc.

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