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Title Categorysort descending Code Description
Amortization - Capital Lease/Rent Expense 6280 Used to recognize the equity for the asset in the Net Investment in Plant fund as capital lease payments are made. Use: Use limited to the Division of Financial Affairs
Transfer Out - to Faculty Renewal Resvs Expense 8046 Used in the operating (GNxxxx) account providing funds to a Faculty Renewal Reserve (RVFCTY) account.
Services - Corporations Expense 6610 Expenditures for professional services, including related travel and subsistence expenses that are paid directly. Use: Dairy One, Agway, etc.
Communication - Shipping Expense 6105 Expenditures for freight, express, and cartage on outgoing correspondence and packages, such as United Parcel Service (UPS), Federal Express (FedEx), and DHL. Use: Not to be used for shipping expenses on Capital Assets or cost of goods sold. NOTE: Express charges for correspondence are not normally directly charged to sponsored awards.
Cost Share - Trsfr of Fds-Other Expense Expense 9964 Cost Share object code for OTEX level. System use only.
Additional Comp Min Benefits Expense 5450 Additional compensation (severance, work separate from duties) and other items. Min fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Maintenance - Grounds Expense 6495 Expenditures grounds maintenance. Use: External providers of grounds services such as snow plowing, landscaping, etc.
Benefit Assessment - CURP Resumption Expense 5605 Endowed College assessment for cost of resuming CURP 1/1/2021. Charges will be posted centrally. As an assessment this charge is federally unallowable, and may not be used in fund CG or subfund APFEDL.
Budget - CG Frozen Funds Expense 9135 Budget use only. Used to record prior year unobligated balance of a sponsored agreement's account. Spending of this prior year unobligated balance is prohibited until approval is received from the funding agency.
Extension Association - Temporary Expense 5261 CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION USE ONLY. Salary for NYS Extension Association temporary workers (all categories). Min fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Capital Construction - Capitalize Intere Expense 3945 DFA 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.
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.
Interdept - Utilities - Waste Water Expense 6890 Interdepartmental expense for waste water Use: Waste Water service provided by Cornell dept.
Capital Acq - Rare Books Expense 3605 LIBRARY USE ONLY. Used when acquiring cataloged library materials, will generate capitalization entries on asset object code. Other units should use object code 3630 when purchasing books.
Tuition & Fees - Other Grad Assist Expense 8650 Payment of tuition and fees for CU graduate research assistantships. Normally paid via the Student Financial System. Excludes health insurance fee and payments for fellows, professional and non-degree students. Use: GRA tuition.
Interdept - Services Expense 6725 Expenditures for services from other departments or units within the university that cannot be classified under another interdepartmental service code. Use: Farm services, Gannett, Dairy Plant, CNAL, CORE lab, etc. i.e. Attend HR workshop at ILR. Registration fee is on 6725. All interdepartmental charges should use ID revenue and expense codes where possible
Fabricated Equip Components Expense 6290 Expenditures for the component parts, materials, and labor used in the fabrication of equipment. Use: Materials used in the production of fabricated equipment
Transfer Out - to Medical College Expense 8050 Used in the operating account providing funds to Weill Cornell Medical College (C7910XX).
Services - Performers Expense 6615 Expenditures for entertainers and performers. Must have completed and signed performer contract. Use not limited.
Telecommunication - Equipment Expense 6110 Telephone/data related equipment. Fire alarms equipment, bluelights and 911 trunks. Use: External vendors

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