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Interdept - Utilities - Chilled Water Expense 6860 Interdepartmental expense for chilled water Use: Chilled Water provided by Cornell generating dept.
Recruitment - Athletic Expense 6370 Expenditures for dining, housing, and travel expenses related to Athletics recruiting. Use: Use limited to the Athletics Department.
Budget - Cost Share ACAD Level Expense 9918 Budget use only: Plan for Academic Cost Share.
Services - Laundry Expense 6690 Expenditures for uniform and linen cleaning. Use: Lab coats, linen, uniforms, etc.
FIN AID-Tuition - Professional Student Expense 8520 Payment of tuition for CU professional students (e.g. MBA, Law, DVM, M.Eng., MILR, MMH, etc.). Normally paid via the Student Financial System. Excludes payments for non-degree or other graduate students. Use: professional school tuition.
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.
Transfer Out - to True Endowment Expense 8020 AAD/DFA USE ONLY. Used in trust or CU Foundation accounts when funds are designated for a true endowment.
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 %
Capital Acq - Buildings Expense 3710 Used when acquiring or recording the completion of buildings that exceed the capital threshold. Will generate capitalization entries on asset object code. Will result in a capital asset record in CAM.
Services - Cornell Research Support Expense 6974 NY TECH CAMPUS, ACCOUNT TYPE "JI" ONLY. Services provided by Cornell faculty, researchers and students in support of research conducted by Jacobs Institute. For faculty or staff seconded (directly assigned) to Jacobs, use 6970 or 6971.
Budget - Student Expense 5575 BUDGET USE ONLY. Undergraduate student regular wages funded by Federal Work Study program. Zero fringe rate
Intern/ Resident Expense 5140 Salary for interns/ residents. Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Supplies - Farm and Garden Expense 6510 Expenditures for farm and garden supplies and materials, including fertilizer, pesticides, and seed. Use: External vendors of farm and garden supplies and materials, including fertilizer, pesticides, and seed.
Interdept - Utilities - Electrical Expense 6870 Interdepartmental expense for electricity Use: Electric provided by Cornell generating dept.
Interdept - Miscellaneous Expense 6375 Interdepartmental expenses that are not clearly defined by another object code. Use: Use of this code must be infrequent.
Cost Share - Professorial Sal Expense 9920 Cost Share object code for Professorial Sal Level. System use only
Services - Safety Expense 6700 Expenditures for external safety services such as Ithaca police, Ithaca fire department, etc. Use: Safety services provided for traffic control
Fees - Mandatory Professional Expense 8528 Payment of mandatory fees (e.g. SHIP) for CU professional students (e.g. MBA, Law, DVM, MEng, MILR, MMH, etc.). Normally paid via the Student Financial System. Excludes payments for non-degree or other graduate students. Use: professional school mandatory fees.
Lease - Vehicle Expense 6240 Lease expenditures for automobiles, tractors, trailers and buses with a signed lease agreement term of one year or greater. Not to be used for travel related auto rental. For more information refer to https://www.dfa.cornell.edu/accounting/topics/lease-classification.

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