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Title Categorysort descending Code Description
Utilities - Storm Water Outside Vendor Expense 6815 Expense for storm water from external vendors. Use: Not limited
DO NOT USE - Use 6385 instead Expense 6250 Will be deactivated. Use: DO NOT USE.
Transfer Out - Provost-Allocated Cost Expense 8093 BUDGET OFFICE USE ONLY. For collection and distribution of Allocated Costs. Units may budget on this object code. Must be used with 7093.
Temporary Employee - Full Bene Expense 5410 Salary and wages for certain Benefits-Only positions (e.g. decedent spouse; long-term disability). Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
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.
Services-Spons Subs $25K and under Expense 6660 Expenditures for work contracted for research or development only. This code is included in the calculation of MTDC indirect costs. This code is used for the first $25,000. Use: For use in grants and contracts accounts only. Sub contract agreement through OSP is needed.
Utilities - Bio Fuel Outside Vendor Expense 6840 Expense for bio fuel-outside vendors Use: Bio Fuel purchased from external vendors. I.E. Agway
Capital Acq - Improvements Non Bldg Expense 3720 Used when acquiring or recording the completion of improvements that exceed the capital threshold. Will generate capitalization entries on asset object code. Will result in a capital asset record in CAM.
Extension Association - Managerial Expense 5255 CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION USE ONLY. Salary for NYS Extension Association managers. Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Interdept - Parking Permits & Other Fees Expense 6205 Expenditures for parking permits and other fees. Use: Transportation department. (must be used with interdept income)
Cost Share - Salary and Wages Other Expense 9931 Cost Share object code for SWOT level. System use only.
Encumbrance Offset Fund Balance 3110 System generated fund balance offset created when an encumbrance transaction is processed.
Plant Funds - CIP Capitalize Offset Fund Balance 3160 DO NOT USE. System generated capitalization offset entry.
Fund Balance Object code Fund Balance 3190 This object code represents the fund balance carried forward from a prior year to the current year. The prior year is calculated as: last year beginning fund balance, plus last year income, less last year expenses.
Fees - Inabsentia - Graduate Income 4215 In absentia fees for graduate students. Limited to University Bursar
Interdept Revenue CIT Income 4025 Sale of goods and services provided by CIT to other CU departments. Limited to CIT
Prior Year Gift Adj only-MUST EQUAL 0 Income 7060 AAD/DFS USE ONLY. Used to transfer prior year gifts from one account to another. The restriction class on the account must be the same. This object code is used on both sided of the transaction with the net affect to the current year being zero.
Income - Allocation Department Income 4510 Used during the budget process to record the initial budget allocation in a GNDEPT account. During the year, this object code can be used to revise allocations among various accounts, provided the entry stays within the same fund group and Account Type. Use not limited
Gain on Sale of Assets Income 4800 Proceeds from the sale of University owned capital or non-capital assets. Use: Used for the gains on a sale of a capital or non-capital asset to an entity outside the University. Use 4850 for internal sales.
Transfer In - from Current Operating Income 7000 Used in the account receiving funds when transferring from an operating account (Fund GN or RG). If accounts on both sides of transfer are in the same fund group, 707x/807x may be a better choice. REMINDER: Do NOT transfer between restriction classes!

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