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Academic - Lecturer Expense 5120 Salary for fellow faculty, visiting lecturers and teaching associates (job profile codes 10374, 10513, 10514, 10515, 10516, 10937, 11368). Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Supplies - Classroom Expense 6500 Expenditures for classroom supplies and materials. Use: Includes audio and/or video materials, books that are not library acquisitions, and other classroom supplies.
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.
Utilities - Natural Gas Outside Vendor Expense 6855 Expense for natural gas-outside vendors Use: Natural Gas purchased from external vendors. I.E. Hess Natural Gas, NYSEG, RG&E
Interdept - Insurance Expense 6175 Risk management billing. Use: All Risk Management
Prizes - Non-Student Expense 6367 Prizes or awards for individuals other than CU students. E.g. CU administers a national award for the best play, and issues a payment to an author not at Cornell. Caution: prize payments to CU employees must go through the payroll system using a compensation object code. Use: prizes for non-students.
Capital Acq - Land Expense 3700 REAL ESTATE OFFICE USE ONLY. Used when acquiring land. Will generate capitalization entries on asset object code. Will result in a capital asset record in CAM.
Services - Commissions Expense 6680 Expenditures for a commission paid for services. Use: Travel booking for Statler via outside agent, Campus store products.
Cost of Benefits - Sabbatical Expense 5914 Used for the university's benefit and salary expense related to faculty on sabbatical leave. Expenses posted to compensation object codes through payroll processing and manually moved to this object code. DFA/UBO use only.
Extension/Vet Assistant, Grad (EA/VA) Expense 5520 Salary for Graduate Extension/Vet Assistant positions only (job profile code 11034). Zero fringe rate
Accessory Instruction Expense 9030 UBO USE ONLY- Accessory Instruction object is used for tracking instruction between Endowed & Contract College Divisions. Object should balance to zero at University level at year-end.
Budget - Graduate Assistant (GA) Expense 5535 Budget use only. Salary for Graduate Assistant and Summer Student positions only (job profile code 10418, 11124). Zero fringe rate
Budget - Overtime - Minimum Benefits Expense 5365 Budget use only. Paid overtime for all non-exempt non-student employees. Min fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Transfer Out - to Faculty Start-up Expense 8055 Used in the operating account (Fund GN or RG) providing funds to another operating account specifically set up hold a faculty member's start-up funding.
Cost Share - Trsfr of Fds - Repair/Maint Expense 9966 Cost Share object code for RMNT level. System use only.
Academic - Librarian Expense 5130 Salary for Library professionals. Max fringe rate -- see KFS Labor Distribution Table Labor Benefits Calculation table for fringe rate %
Interdept Supplies & Materials Expense 6505 Any interdepartmental supplies and materials not coded to 6545. Use: Supplies and materials from other Cornell departments.
Redistribution-Allocated Maintenance Exp Expense 9451 Departmental redistribution of Allocated Maintenance expense. Object code must net to zero within entry. Use: not limited.
Interdept - Utilities - Chilled Water Expense 6860 Interdepartmental expense for chilled water Use: Chilled Water provided by Cornell generating dept.
Fees - Equipment Insurance Expense 6180 Expenditures for fees for non-vehicular equipment. Use: External vendors

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