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Title Categorysort descending Code Description
Interdept - CIT Internal Services Expense 6605 Internal Services charge from CIT Use: Use limited to CIT.
Finance Lease -Vehicles Expense 3745 Used when acquiring or recording vehicle leases that exceed the capital threshold. Will generate capitalization entries on asset object code. Will result in a capital asset record in CAM.
Services - Performers Expense 6615 Expenditures for entertainers and performers. Must have completed and signed performer contract. Use not limited.
Academic - Summer Salary - retirement Expense 5050 Salary for summer program faculty for non-benefits-eligible employees (no retirement benefits accrue). Min fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Telecommunication - Equipment Expense 6110 Telephone/data related equipment. Fire alarms equipment, bluelights and 911 trunks. Use: External vendors
Interdept Maint Prevent - Equipment Expense 6470 Scheduled activities to insure regulatory compliance, or keep equipment operating, or extend the useful life of equipment. Preventive maintenance costs should not be capitalized. Use: Facilities is the primary user of this code.
Cost Share - Trsfr of Fds - Utilities Expense 9965 Cost Share object code for UTIL level. System use only.
Employee Benefits - Endowed Minimum Rate Expense 5610 Endowed College minimum fringe rate benefit charges. see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Recruitment - Employee Expense 6340 Expenditures incurred during the interview process for potential employees. Use: Employee recruitment- Travel, Hosted Meals, Lodging, Advertising
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.
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.
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
Budget - Professorial SIP Expense 5492 Budget use only.
Interdept - Project Management Fees Expense 6726 Expenses for Project Management Fees related to an approved PAR (Project Approval Request). Central Use Only.
Nonexempt - Technical Expense 5320 Salary for general non-exempt technical positions not otherwise categorized. Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Interdept - Fabricated Equip Components Expense 6295 Interdepartmental expenditures for the component parts, materials, and labor used in the fabrication of equipment. Use: Materials used in the production of fabricated equipment
Interdept - CIT CU Print Expense 6606 CU Print charge from CIT Use: Use limited to CIT.
DO NOT USE Capital Acq - Lease Purchase Expense 3750 DO NOT USE. Used when leasing equipment that exceeds the capital threshold. Will generate capitalization entries on asset object code. Will result in a capital asset record in CAM.
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.
Academic - Summer Salary - Temp Expense 5060 Salary for summer program faculty for non-benefits-eligible employees (no retirement benefits accrue). Min fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %

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