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Title Categorysort descending Code Description
Fees - Mandatory Undergraduate Expense 8220 Payment of mandatory fees for CU undergraduate students. Normally paid via the Student Financial System. Excludes payments for non-degree students. Use: undergraduate mandatory fees.
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)
Capital Construction - Capitalize Intere Expense 3945 DFS USE ONLY. For use only in accounts with a sub-fund group code of PLCIP or PLSUCF. Used to record interest during the project construction phase that will be capitalized as a cost of the asset.
Benefits - Employee CU Tuition - Ugrad Expense 5937 Used to record expenses related to undergraduate studies under the Tuition Assistance Program. Bursar generated and manual entries. Central use only.
Software as a Service Expense 6618 Application software provided and hosted by external vendors. Costs are generally inclusive of software maintenance, usage licenses and system support (also see 6617 Cloud Computing Services). Use: Expenses for obtaining access to software as a service application through a cloud-based offering. Applications are supported by the vendor but may be locally configured by Cornell. Examples include Workday, Concur.
Cost Share - Trsfr of Fds - Trave Expense 9960 Cost Share object code for TRVL level. System use only.
Interdept - WCMC SoA Expense Activity Expense 6990 Interdepartmental expenses that offset C791014. Use: All interdepartmental expenses paid to Weill Cornell Medicine.
Interdept Maintenance - Grounds Expense 6490 Expenditures grounds maintenance. Use: Facilities is the primary user of this code.
Utilities - Fuel Oil/Kero Outside Vendor Expense 6820 Expense for fuel oil/kerosene-outside vendors Use: Fuel Oil/Kero purchased from external vendors, I.E. Griffith Energy,
BM-Planned Maint Assessment Expense Expense 9450 IPP allocation of Planned Maintenance Assessment Model expense. This object code must net with 4950. IPP use only.
Budget - Temporary Employee Full Benefit Expense 5415 Budget use only. 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 %
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.
Svc-Advance Spons Sub upto $25K Expense 6661 Amounts advanced for subawards *where sponsor billing is allowed.* Other advances should use 1610. This code is excluded from the calculation of MTDC indirect costs. Amounts above $25,000 advanced on a subcontract are recorded with object code 6651. Use: For use in fund CG accounts only. Subaward agreement through OSP is needed.
Prizes - Undergraduate Expense 8250 Payment of prizes or awards for CU undergraduate students. A prize is awarded in conjunction with a competition in which one voluntarily initiate participation and are judged by a designated committee, faculty/staff, student organization, college, or department. An award is given in recognition of outstanding religious, charitable, scientific, educational, artistic, literary, or civic performance or achievement and are not part of a student's financial aid package. Use: undergraduate student prizes.
Capital Acq - Leasehold Improvements Expense 3725 Used when acquiring or recording the completion of leasehold 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 - Professional Expense 5256 CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION USE ONLY. Salary for NYS Extension Association professional staff (directors, educators, etc.). Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Lease - Computers Expense 6210 Lease expenditures for computers, audio visual and peripheral equipment with a signed lease agreement term of one year or greater. Use: Operating leases of computer, audio visual equipment, etc. from external vendors. For more information refer to https://www.finance.cornell.edu/accounting/topics/lease-classification.
Budget-Employee Benefits-Manual calc Expense 5496 Budget use only: To manually calculate a planned benefit amount.

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