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Capital Assets

KFS 7 Overview of Capital Assets Webinar

This webinar will cover the recent changes to KFS including a review of the new look and feel as it pertains to Capital Assets and Capital Asset e-docs.

KFS 7 Overview of Capital Assets Webinar, April 19, 2017

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Register now for the Accounting Certificate Program and more finance training courses

Posted: August 27, 2019

Some new and updated finance training classes are available from the Division of Financial Affairs (DFA) and other departments, from September 2019 through June 2020, including the Accounting and Procurement certificate programs.

New DFA class: Processing Capital Assets and Physical Inventory

Posted: September 22, 2017

The Division of Financial Affairs (DFA) is offering a new class about processing capital assets and physical inventory. To register, visit CULearn.

FIN 111: Processing Capital Assets and Physical Inventory

This class will provide an overview of the capital asset policy and thresholds. Topics covered include: What Cornell University considers a capital asset; the importance of keeping capital asset records current; sponsor-owned equipment; tagging assets; and working with the surplus and disposal processes. KFS topics include pre-asset tagging, asset edits, asset transfer, equipment loan/returns, asset fabrication, asset retirement, and the barcode inventory process. (This course replaces KFSCAM-600.)

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Capital Assets staff members

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Capital Assets Processing Updates, October 2014

This recorded webinar presents the changes made to the KFS Capital Assets module in the KFS upgrade of 2014.

KFS Upgrade Capital Asset Processing Updates and Upgrade Changes October 7, 2014

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Accounting Certification Program

Anyone in a service center role is required to complete the Accounting Certification Program within 18 months of employment and re-certify every 3 years.

The Accounting Certification Program (ACP) helps employees develop and enhance accounting skills and knowledge by providing an overview of the accounting function, as well as detailed training on the use of specific accounting tools and their associated policies and procedures. The ACP is constantly growing/changing. As core courses become available, you can take them individually and apply them to the certification.

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Capital Assets Tutorials

These self-paced online tutorials cover Capital Assets e-docs or examples.

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