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Titlesort ascending Category Code Description
Transfer In - Capitalized Interest Income 7006 DFA USE ONLY. Capitalized interest funding
Tips Student Liability 5299 Special code used by Statler Hotel to hold tips for students. This acts like a payroll code so it can be used by the payroll system. Use: Tips earned at Statler Hotel. Zero fringe rate.
Tips Non-student Liability 5298 Special code used by Statler Hotel to hold tips for non-students. This acts like a payroll code so it can be used by the payroll system. Use: Tips earned at Statler Hotel. Min fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %.
Tfer from - Year End Closing Income 3059 SYSTEM USE ONLY. Used by KFS for account reversions during year end processes.
Temporary Employee - Min Bene Expense 5400 Salary and wages for short-term temporary, non-benefit eligible employees. Also used for endowed Bi-Weekly Benefits-Only positions. Min fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Temporary Employee - Full Bene Expense 5410 Salary and wages for certain Benefits-Only positions (e.g. decedent spouse; long-term disability). Max 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
Telecommunication - Usage Expense 6120 Telephone/data, teleconferencing related usage. (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, PGI) Use: External vendors
Teaching Assistant, Grad (TA) Expense 5510 Salary for Graduate Teaching Assistant positions only (job profile code 10938). Zero fringe rate
Taxes - Real Property Expense 6140 Expenditures for taxes for real property. Use:
Taxes - Other Expense 6145 Expenditures for state and federal taxes owed by the University. Use: Sales taxes paid as part of purchase should be charged to the initial expense.
Supplies - Other Expense 6555 Expenditures for any other supplies not included in 65xx descriptions. Use: Any other supplies that can't be classified in any other supplies category.
Supplies - Office Expense 6550 Expenditures for office supplies and materials, including staplers, pencils, paper, pens, calculators, toner cartridge and writing tablets. Use: not limited
Supplies - Lab/Project Expense 6540 Expenditures for laboratory supplies and materials, including animals required for laboratory use, food for these animals, related chemicals, and related glassware Use: Not limited.
Supplies - Hospital and Clinical Expense 6520 Expenditures for hospital and clinical supplies and materials, including dental, optical, surgical, and X-ray supplies. Use: Not limited
Supplies - Food Service Paper Goods Expense 6570 Expenditures for Paper Goods for food service operations. Use: This code should only be used by departments providing food service.
Supplies - Fed Unallowable Expense 6590 Expenditures for supplies and materials that are classified as no recoverable according to the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200).
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.
Supplies - Equip L/T Cap Threshold Expense 6561 Equipment purchased that costs less than the capital threshold but is required to be inventoried. (Example: Jet Propulsion Laboratory requires equipment purchased >= $1,000 be inventoried. Use object code 6561 and request that the item be tagged.)
Supplies - Durable Expense 6560 Expenditures for supplies with a useful life of two or more years and cost less than $5,000.00. Use: Chairs, tables, microwave, microscope, whiteboard, safety equipment, etc. Items coded 6560 are not recognized as capital.

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