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Allow Doubtful Acct - Student Loan Asset 1680 A current asset used when bad debt expense is recorded prior to knowing the specific student loan accounts that will be uncollectible. Use: Helps distribute cost of loan write off over many years and normalizes fund balance activity.
Inventories Asset 1600 A current asset whose ending balance should represent the cost of an authorized department's products awaiting to be sold. Use: Record items purchased for resale including all costs associated with the product (i. e. shipping).
Inventories - Food Asset 1606 A current asset whose ending balance should represent the food cost of an authorized department's products awaiting to be sold. Use: Record food purchased for resale including all costs associated with the product (i. e. shipping).
Work In Progress Asset 1601 A current asset whose ending balance should represent the goods that are on the factory floor. The manufacturing of these goods has begun but has not yet been completed. Use: Used as a temporary holding area prior to completion of a manufactured product. Once production is complete cost must be moved to OC 1600.
Inventories - Supplies Asset 1605 A current asset whose ending balance should represent the supply cost of an authorized department's products awaiting to be sold. Use: Record supplies purchased resale including all costs associated with the product (i. e. shipping).
Accounts Payable Other Liability 2020 A current liability representing money owed by Cornell to outside sources. Anything not recorded on object code 2000. Use: Fringe Benefits (pension, insurances)
Interest Payable - Capital Lease Real Es Liability 2026 A current liability representing money owed by Cornell to outside sources. Anything not recorded on object code 2000. Use: Fringe Benefits (pension, insurances) DFA USE ONLY
Accounts Payable Liability 2000 A current liability representing money owed by Cornell to outside sources. Use: Fringe Benefits (pension, insurances), taxes, garnishments,
Year End-Accrued Expense Liability 2999 A current liability used to record expenses incurred or received in the current fiscal year that are not paid until after 6/30. Use: This object code is intended to be used from June 1 to July 31 and is the offset to an expense object code when doing an accrual. The entry must be reversed in the following fiscal year (by July 31). Credit - 2999 Debit - Expense
Interest Income - Outside Trusts Income 4420 AA&D USE ONLY. Interest income or dividends received on Outside Trusts.
NO - Interest Income - Outside Trusts Income 3285 AA&D USE ONLY. Interest income or dividends received on Outside Trusts.
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.
Prior Year Gift Adj only-MUST EQUAL 0 Income 7060 AAD/DFA USE ONLY. Used to transfer prior year gifts from one account to another. The restriction class on the account must be the same. This object code is used on both sided of the transaction with the net affect to the current year being zero.
Accounts Payable Offset Liability 2900 Accounts payable offset entries are generated for disbursement vouchers, payment requests, credit memos and department feeds creating a liability until the payment is disbursed. Use: When the payment is made object code 2900 is reversed and replaced with 1000. This is automatic.
Accrued Expenses Liability 2010 Accrued expenses are expenses that have been incurred but are not yet invoiced. Therefore they will not appear on the financial statements unless an adjusting entry is entered prior to month end. Use: Used to properly record expenses within an accounting period.
Deferred Benefits - Postemployment Liability 2227 Accrued post-employment benefit obligations. Use: Workers' compensation and medical continuation benefits for those on long-term disability
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 %
Over/Short - Inventory Expense 6405 Adjustments to inventory levels. Use: Use to reconcile physical inventory to GL
Deferred Revenues Liability 2240 Advance payments or unearned revenue. Revenue that is received but not earned in the current fiscal period. Use: Summer sessions; tuition is collected for the summer but not earned until the expense is recognized in a following period.
Depreciation - Capital Lease Equipment Expense 6311 Allowable decrease in value of property or equipment. Use: limited to the Division of Financial Affairs.

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