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Accounting

Staff
Processing Entries to WCM
Revenue and Expense Year-End Accruals
Cash Deposits at Year-End
Lease Classification
Help for BSCs
Help for Payees
Foreign Currency Payments
AP Payment Schedule
Revenue Matrix
Revenue vs. Expense Reimbursement
Accruals/Deferred Revenue
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Bad Debt Expenses
Accounts Receivable
External Organization Income
Interdepartmental Revenues
Other Sales and Services
Educational Activities
Auxiliary Enterprises
Investment Earnings
Medical Services
Gifts and Contributions
Grant and Contract
Government Appropriations
Tuition and Student Fees
Correcting Unknown Variances
Managing Restricted Gift Accounts
Writing Off Uncollectable Receivables
Interdepartmental Activity
Abandoned Property
Fund Groups
Travel Advances and Prepaid Expenses
Sales Tax
Inventory Accounting Guidelines
Deadlines
KFS Payment Processing E-docs (DV, PREQ, PCDO)
Year-End
Investment Glossary
Investing in the Long-Term Investment Pool
Short-Term Investment Pool Rates
Prior-Year Long-Term Investment Pool Rates
Current-Year Long-Term Investment Pool Rates
Invested Funds
WCM Accounts
Transferring Funds
Revenue Classification
Reserve Accounts
DFA Review of Object Codes
Monitoring Operating Activity
Reconciling Asset and Liability Object Codes
Reconciliation Guidelines
Petty Cash and Cash Drawers
Gift Restrictions
Receiving Gifts
Indirect Cost on Gifts
Gift Funds
External Organizations
Deposits
Plant Construction Funds
Authorized Direct Charge Processors
Interdepartmental Billings
Accounts Receivable
Check and Electronic Payments
Accounts Payable
Managing Accounts
Using Sub-Accounts and Sub-Object Codes for Activity Tracking
Organizations
Charts
Function Codes
Revenue Object Codes
Sub-Object Codes
Object Codes
Sub-Accounts
Accounts
Transaction String
Chart of Accounts
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Ithaca, NY 14850

Accounting:  7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
Payroll: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday
Office of the Bursar: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday

 

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