Capital Equip - Fabricated |
Expense |
3800 |
Used when completing a fabrication project that exceeds the capital threshold. Will generate capitalization entries on asset object code. Will result in a capital asset record in CAM. |
Utilities - Waste Water Outside Vendor |
Expense |
6895 |
Expense for waste water-outside vendors Use: Waste Water service provided by external vendors. I.E. Town of Ithaca Sewer, Town of … Sewer |
Lease - Equipment |
Expense |
6220 |
Lease expenditures on equipment with a signed lease agreement term of one year or greater. Any leased equipment including research and lab equipment. Any security deposits should be booked to 1630 and reversed at the end of the lease.
For more information refer to https://www.dfa.cornell.edu/accounting/topics/lease-classification. |
Interdept-PAR (Project Approval Req) Tax |
Expense |
6727 |
Expenses for PAR (Project Approval Request) Tax related to an approved PAR. Central Use Only. |
Cost of Sales - Food |
Expense |
6000 |
The cost of merchandise sold from food inventory. Use: When using this code in a designated operating account there must be sales revenue corresponding to the cost of sales. |
Nonexempt - Union, Redistribution |
Expense |
5370 |
Similar to 5340. Not used for Payroll. Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate % |
Cloud Computing Services |
Expense |
6617 |
Computing, storage, and application platform resources hosted by an external vendor (also see 6618 Software as a Service).
Use: Expenses for the provision of computing hardware and/or storage resources, dedicated to Cornell, but resides in a 3rd party data center. Some level of software platform, such as database or webserver and support may be provided by the vendor, but most application support is provided by Cornell. Examples include AWS, Azure, Pantheon, Media3. |
Maintenance Prevention - Equipment |
Expense |
6475 |
Scheduled activities to insure regulatory compliance, or keep equipment or software operating, or extend the useful life of equipment or software. Preventive maintenance costs should not be capitalized. Use: External providers of preventative maintenance services for equipment, vehicles, owned copiers, etc. |
Budget - Student |
Expense |
5575 |
BUDGET USE ONLY. Undergraduate student regular wages funded by Federal Work Study program. Zero fringe rate |
Cost Share - Trsfr of Fds - Repair/Maint |
Expense |
9966 |
Cost Share object code for RMNT level. System use only. |
Academic - Librarian |
Expense |
5130 |
Salary for Library professionals. Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate % |
Budget Only - Employee Recruitment |
Expense |
6341 |
Budget object code for employee recruitment Use: Budget code only |
Redistribution-Allocated Maintenance Exp |
Expense |
9451 |
Departmental redistribution of Allocated Maintenance expense. Object code must net to zero within entry. Use: not limited. |
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 Equip - Fabricated Gov't Owned |
Expense |
3810 |
Used when completing a fabrication project that exceeds the capital threshold but ownership isn't with Cornell. Will not generate capitalization entries. Will result in a capital asset record in CAM. |
Utilities - Other |
Expense |
6896 |
Any utility not covered in object codes 6790 to 6895. Use: Utility bill where source is not identified. |
Lease - Real Property |
Expense |
6230 |
Lease expenditures for rental property with a signed lease agreement term of one year or greater. Use: Operating leases real property.
Use 6255 for storage units and containers.
For more information refer to https://www.dfa.cornell.edu/accounting/topics/lease-classification. |
Interdept - Parking Assessment Tax |
Expense |
6728 |
Parking Assessment Tax related to an approved PAR (Project Approval Request). Central Use Only. |
Cost of Sales - Beverage Alcohol |
Expense |
6005 |
The cost of merchandise sold from alcoholic beverage inventory. Use: When using this code in a designated operating account there must be sales revenue corresponding to the cost of sales. |
Salary Accrual |
Expense |
5380 |
Used only for end of fiscal year salary and wage accruals (typically, the amount of BiWeekly payroll earned in the last few days of the closing fiscal year, but to be paid out in the coming fiscal year.) Zero fringe rate. |