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UNBC
Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Postage, Courier,
Freight
7021 Postage Costs of stamps and other mailing charges.
7024 Freight In (Bookstore only) Freight on incoming
purchases.
7025 Freight Out (Bookstore only) Freight on returns.
7026 Freight Charges This account is used to track freight
charges on incoming or outgoing packages
(such as couriers).
Office Supplies These accounts are used to record the
purchase of items for general office
consumption.
7001 Unallocated MasterCard Transactions Clearing account for the procurement card
for transactions that have not been
reconciled by the cardholder. This account
should always be zero, if balances are
remaining the budget holder will be
contacted by Finance.
7038 Enviro Deposit
7039 Supplies - Convenience Store Cost of supplies used in the convenience
store (plastic ware, paper cups, etc.)
7041 Supplies - General Cost of supplies used for administrative
purposes.
7042 Supplies - Paper Cost of all paper excluding photocopier
paper.
7043 Supplies - Stationery Cost of letterhead, envelopes, etc.
7044 Supplies - Printing Expenses relating to the printing of forms,
brochures and business cards.
7045 Supplies - Archives Expenses related to the preparation of
materials for the archives.
7046 Supplies - Computer/Printer/Fax Cost of screen cleaner, toner, ribbons and
other consumable computer and printer
supplies, such as data cartridges, disks or
tapes. NOT to be used to record the costs
of fixing or upgrading computers or printers.
7047 Supplies - Photocopier Usage Cost of photocopying.
7048 Supplies - Field Education Costs associated with the preparation of
materials and purchases of supplies for
field education purposes.
7049 Archives - Media Reformatting Expenses related to the reformatting of
antiquated media
7050 Supplies - Accommodation Services Expenses related to the provision of
accommodation in the residence buildings
such as dish soap, hand soap, etc.
7255 Supplies - Library Costs of purchasing supplies specific to
library functions.
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UNBC
Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Vehicle Repair,
Maintenance,
Operation
The following accounts are used to record
expenses related to UNBC mobile equipment.
Includes all licensed and unlicensed motorized
vehicles (cars, trucks, vans, ATV's, boats,
forklifts), non-motorized vehicles (trailers,
campers, etc) and vehicle equipment (motors,
etc).
7061 Vehicle Maintenance Costs associated with regular maintenance
costs, like oil changes and tune-ups.
7062 Vehicle Fuel Fuel expenses for fleet vehicles.
7063 Vehicle Damage Costs associated with body work.
7064 Vehicle Repair Costs associated with major repairs.
7065 Bulk Diesel Fuel
7066 Propane Fuel
Waste Management The following accounts are used to record the
removal of waste materials from the campus.
7081 Waste Removal - Biohazard
7082 Waste Removal - Chemical
7083 Waste Removal - Radioactive
7084 Waste Removal - Recycle
7085 Waste Removal - Regular
7086 Waste Removal - Gross Anatomy
Health and Safety
7101 Safety Supplies Cost of health and safety items (eg. hard
hats, respirators, first aid supplies).
7102 Equipment Inspection Cost of external safety inspections of
equipment such as fire extinguishers.
7103 Safety Training Cost of safety training courses (eg. first aid;
fire safety).
7104 Emergency Medical Transportation
7105 First Aid Supplies - Oxygen
7106 Fire Extinguishers Cost of extinguishers and recharges.
7107 Emergency Response Planning
7108 Criminal Record Checks
7109 Supplies - Medical
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UNBC
Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Equipment
Maintenance
These accounts are used to record the
expense of maintaining University owned
equipment.
7121 Equipment Maintenance - Computer Costs associated with the ongoing
maintenance of computers. Include the
costs of service calls and replacement
parts. Do NOT include parts purchased to
upgrade a system (such as a new
motherboard, more RAM), these should be
recorded as minor capital.
7125 Equipment Maintenance - Photocopier Costs associated with the ongoing
maintenance of photocopiers.
7127 Equipment Maintenance - Scientific Costs associated with the ongoing
maintenance of scientific equipment such
as autoclaves, microscopes, etc.
7128 Equipment Maintenance - Printers Costs associated with the ongoing
maintenance of printers and scanners.
7130 Equipment Maintenance - Fax Machines Costs associated with the ongoing
maintenance of fax machines.
7131 Equipment Maintenance - Miscellaneous Expenses related to the ongoing
maintenance or repair of other equipment.
7132 Equipment Maintenance - Audio Visual Costs associated with the ongoing
maintenance of audio visual equipment.
7133 Equipment Maintenance - Research Costs associated with the ongoing
maintenance of equipment used in the field
for research such as chainsaws, weapons,
data loggers, GPS units.
Travel - Non-employee These accounts are used to record the costs of
travel expenses paid by UNBC for individuals
who are not employees of the institution.
7151 Travel - Students/Speakers/Lecturers To record the cost of travel for speakers or
lecturers and in cases where student travel
is being paid for or sponsored by a
programme.
7152 Field Education Travel Travel costs associated with teaching
students in the field such as van rental.
Associated faculty travel costs should be
recorded in account 7917.
7153 Team Travel Travel costs associated with athletic team
travel, players only.
7154 Athletic Registration Fees Tournament fees for athletic teams.
7569 Non-employee Travel To be used where a programme or
department is paying for the travel of a third
party to attend a meeting or conference on
behalf of the University.
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UNBC
Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Taxes, Duties,
Licenses
These accounts are used to record the costs of
copyrights and other legalities.
7161 Licenses & Permits Costs such as operating permits, building
permits, gun licenses, etc.
7162 Software Licensing Used to record the costs of licensing
software products for continued authorized
use.
7163 Copyrights Used to record the copyright fees related to
photocopying.
7164 B.C. Online Search Charges For use by Parking Services to record the
costs of license plate searches.
7165 Grants-in-lieu Used to record payment of the annual grant
to the City of Prince George.
7166 Property Taxes To record annual property taxes.
Advertisements &
Promotions
7181 Advertising & Promotion Costs of ads (newspaper, print media,
radio, television) to promote University
activities or programs. Costs associated
with personnel recruitment advertising are
to be recorded in account 7924.
7182 Donations Donations to other non-profit ventures.
Usually used by executive offices only.
7183 Contributions Contributions to conferences and meetings.
Meetings & Events
7201 Meeting Expense Costs to be included here are room rentals
and food service. Supplies and photocopy
charges associated with material
preparation for the meeting should NOT be
included in this account.
7203 Event Expense All additional costs associated with
conducting special events such as room
rental, food service, stage rental, band
rental, public address systems. Printing,
supplies and advertising charges should
NOT be included in this account.
7204 Honorariums To record honorariums paid to non-UNBC
employees. This includes guest lecturers
or speakers. Any travel allowances paid
should be recorded in account 7151.
7205 Event Expense - Field Education Costs associated with teaching students in
the field. Please note that travel costs for
students should be recorded in account
7152 and travel costs for faculty should be
recorded in account 7917.
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UNBC
Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Books, Publications,
Subscriptions
7221 Interlibrary Loan Charges Fee charged by the library for the use of the
interlibrary loan service.
7222 Printing & Publication Expense Costs of preparing and printing ongoing
University publications (eg. calendar).
7223 Blueprint & Photo Expense Cost of developing photographs and
purchasing film and blueprint materials.
7224 Subscriptions Cost of subscribing to magazines and
periodicals for general departmental use.
7225 Books & Publications Costs of purchasing reference books and
other one time publications.
7226 Audio Visual Aids/Teaching Materials Purchase of materials used to facilitate
academic instruction (overheads, chalk).
7227 University Memberships Non-professional university membership
fees. Eg. A.U.C.C. membership fees
where the "member" is the University (or a
department of the University).
7228 Electronic Acquisitions Costs for electronic acquisitions in the
library.
7250 Bookbinding Expense Costs for thesis binding.
Live Research
Specimens
These accounts are used to record the
purchase and care of live specimens for use in
research and teaching.
7231 Rodents
7232 Fish
7239 Research Animal Care Costs for care such as vet bills and
nutrition.
Materials & Supplies These accounts are for recording the purchase
of consumables.
7241 Lab Supplies - Chemicals Chemicals only.
7242 Lab Supplies - Coat Rentals Lab coat rental.
7243 Lab Supplies - Glassware/Consumables Glassware (e.g. beakers) and other
miscellaneous science supplies (e.g. tubing
and pipettes).
7244 Lab Supplies - Industrial Gases Gas cylinder rentals and fills.
7245 Lab Supplies - Other Miscellaneous lab supplies (filters, testing
paper, etc) and stock purchased for use in
the greenhouse. NOT to include purchases
for goods best described as equipment.
7246 GIS Lab Services
7247 Research Supplies Supplies used in the field such as rope,
shovels, tarps, flag tape, etc.
7248 Fitness Centre Supplies Purchase of supplies for fitness centre.
7249 Uniforms/Coveralls Costs of cleaning and repair for uniforms
and coveralls.
7251 Linen Cost of replacement for housing linens.
7252 Dendrology Lab Services
7253 External Lab Services Laboratory services from suppliers external
to UNBC.
7254 Research Supplies - Data
7256 Laboratory Charges Other internal laboratory charges.
7257 CATI Lab Services
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Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
7258 SSRL - Services
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UNBC
Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Planning &
Development
These accounts are used to record meeting
costs and other expenses related to the
following activities.
7261 Course Development
7262 Programme Development
7263 Strategic Planning Such as 5 year capital plan, academic
visioning initiative.
Other Costs &
Charges
These accounts are used by Accounting
Services to record the costs of conducting
business.
7271 Bank Service Charge Bank fees for providing general services.
7272 Discounts Lost Vendor discounts not taken.
7273 Bad Debt Expense Cost of uncollectable accounts receivable.
7274 Unrealized Gains/Losses Unrealized gains or losses incurred on
University investments in commercial
paper.
7275 Cash - Over/Short Cash discrepancies in petty cash funds and
tills.
7276 Overhead Charge/Recovery Administration fees incurred by BCFCSN
and other contract grant holders.
7277 Exchange Gain/Loss Exchange difference on foreign currency.
7278 Insurance Costs of insuring University property and
providing business coverage on personal
vehicles.
7286 Gain/Loss on Asset Disposal
Miscellaneous
Expenses
Other expenses not included in other
categories.
7281 Internet Service Provider Charges
7282 Laundry Cleaning of uniforms, towels, linens, etc.
7283 Interdepartmental Admin O/H
7284 Miscellaneous Expenses This account is available only for budgeting
purposes. Please contact Finance for
assistance in determining an appropriate
account code.
7285 Towing Expense
7287 Recognition and Remembrance Costs for sending flowers, cards, gifts for
guest speakers, etc.
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Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Minor Equipment -
Non-capital
These accounts record the purchase of non-
consumable, non-capital assets. Assets
recorded here will have an individual value of
less than $1,000.
7311 Furnishings Items such as chairs and bookshelves.
7312 Office Equipment Items such as calculators, label makers
and transcribers.
7313 Computer Software Single use software.
7314 Computer Equipment Items such as keyboards or mice, or
upgrades such as RAM.
7315 Printers/Scanners Small printers and/or scanners.
7316 Equipment - Other All equipment that does not fit in other
categories. Do NOT include consumable
items, please see accounts listed under
"Materials and Supplies".
7317 Research Equipment Items such as chain saws, weapons, data
loggers, GPS, etc used in the field for
research. Do NOT include consumable
items, please see accounts listed under
"Materials and Supplies".
7318 Small Tools Power tools and other small tools.
7319 Audio Visual Equipment Items such as speakers, microphones and
projectors.
7320 Communication Equipment Items such as telephones, pagers,
blackberrys, radios.
7321 Photography Equipment Items such as cameras, lenses, video
equipment.
7322 Scientific Equipment Items such as burners, small refrigerators,
etc. Do NOT include consumable items,
please see accounts listed under "Materials
and Supplies".
COGS -
Bookstore/Copy
Services
These accounts are used by the Bookstore and
Copy Services only to record the cost of goods
sold.
7411 COGS - Text New
7412 COGS - Text Used
7413 COGS - Trade
7414 COGS - General Merchandise
7415 COGS - Services
7416 COGS - Inventory Obsolescence
7417 COGS - Inventory Loss
7418 COGS - Restocking Fee
7419 COGS - Freight In Text
7420 COGS - Freight Out Text
7421 COGS - Freight Out Web
7422 COGS - Paper
7423 COGS - Image Charges
7525 COGS - Regalia Rental - Service
7526 COGS - Regalia Rental - Maintenance
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Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
COGS - Central Stores These accounts are used by Central Stores
only to record the cost of goods sold:
7431 COGS - Letterhead
7432 COGS - Toner
7433 COGS - Student Labs
7434 COGS - Postage
7435 COGS - Business Reply
COGS -
Telecommunications
These accounts are used by
Telecommunications only to record the cost of
goods sold:
7438 COGS - Calling Cards
7439 COGS - Toll Free Service
7441 COGS - Mobile Communications
7442 COGS - Telephone Rental & Service
7443 COGS - Telephone/Fax Long Distance
7444 COGS - Moves/Adds/Changes
7445 COGS - PRI/Trunk Lines
7446 COGS - Audioconferencing
7447 COGS - Videoconferencing
7448 COGS - Facsimile Rental & Service
7449 COGS - Regional BRI
COGS - Laboratory These accounts are used by the Labs only to
record the cost of goods sold:
7450 COGS - Lab Supplies
C.O.G.S. - Conference
/ Fitness
These accounts are used by Conference
Services and the Fitness Centre only to record
the cost of goods sold.
7424 COGS - Event Insurance
7466 COGS - NSC Concession
7467 COGS - Facilities Rental
7468 COGS - Booth Rental
7469 COGS - Equipment Rental
7471 COGS - A/V Rental
7472 COGS - A/V Repair
7473 COGS - A/V Production
7474 COGS - Food/Liquor
7475 COGS - Personnel
7476 COGS - Janitor Services
7477 COGS - Copy Services
7478 COGS - Parking Services
7479 COGS - Building Maintenance
7480 COGS - General Merchandise
7481 COGS - Laundry
7482 COGS - Cleaning Supplies
7483 COGS - SOCAN Fees
7484 COGS - Conference Management
7485 COGS - Client Disbursements
7486 COGS - Course Fees
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Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Occupancy Rental,
Lease, Maintenance
7511 Occupancy Lease Rental charges for off-campus facilities.
7512 Maintenance Chargeback Departmental chargeback to allocate the
cost of maintaining University facilities.
7513 Gymnasium Rental Rental charges for off-campus gym.
Equipment Rental These accounts record the cost of short term
rentals of equipment from external sources.
7279 Rental Vehicle Damage Costs levied to repair damage to rented
vehicles, including insurance deductible.
7521 Equipment Rental - Other Costs of renting equipment such as
photocopiers, radios, welders, etc.
7522 Computer Rental To record the costs associated with short
term rentals of desktop or laptop computers
or printers.
7523 Audio Visual Rental Costs of renting audio visual equipment.
7524 Pager Rental Costs of renting pagers.
7824 Research Vehicle Rental Costs of renting vehicles for purposes of
research travel.
Fees These accounts record all non-professional
fees charged by external parties.
7561 Consulting Fees To record the fees charged for services
rendered by third parties. Expenses should
be recorded in account 7585.
7562 Management Fees
7563 Pension Plan Administration Fees paid for investment and custodial
services on the pension plan.
7564 Employee Assistance Program Expenditures related to providing the
services in the E.A.P.
7565 Evaluations Fees paid to consultants for fair market
assessments of donated items.
7566 Nisga'a - Programme Delivery All expenditures incurred in the delivery of
the First Nations programme - Nass Valley.
7567 Co-op Subsidy
7568 Principal Wages Wages of the principal of a research grant.
This account is to be used only by
researchers who collect a wage from their
grant.
7570 Third Party Teaching Contracts To record the payment to third parties (not
individuals) for academic instruction
services.
7571 Fees - Research Subjects Fees paid to research subjects for their
participation.
7572 Regional Campus Agreements To record the costs associated with UNBC
space requirements at the regional
colleges.
7573 Research Awards To record research awards to non-UNBC
personnel. Student awards are to be
recorded in account 7828.
7574 Course Director Fees - NMP Used to record course director fees in the
Northern Medical Program.
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Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
7575 Clinical Faculty Payments Used to record payments to clinical faculty
in the Northern Medical Program.
7576 Practicum Supervision - Fees Used to record the fees paid to practicum
supervisors.
7577 Practicum Supervision - Expenses Used to record the expenses reimbursed to
practicum supervisors.
7578 Referees and Officials Used to record the costs of providing
referees and other officials for home
games.
7585 Consulting Expenses Used to record the expenses reimbursed to
contractors.
7588 Funding Agreements Used by Research Accounting for
encumbrance purposes only.
Professional Fees These accounts record fees charged for
professional services.
7581 Accounting / Auditing Fees Fees paid to external accounting firms for
accounting advice and auditing.
7582 Collection Fees Fees paid to external parties for
outstanding debt collection.
7583 Legal Fees
7584 Process Server
7586 Program Reviews Fees paid to external reviewers.
7587 Legal Settlements
7589 Internal Staff Support Services Fees charged to the NSC.
Facility Repairs,
Maintenance
These accounts record the cost of on-going
maintenance and repairs to University
occupied buildings.
7611 Warehouse Maintenance Regularly scheduled maintenance.
7612 Mechanical Maintenance Regularly scheduled maintenance.
7613 Electrical Maintenance Regularly scheduled maintenance.
7614 Structural Maintenance Regularly scheduled maintenance.
7615 Building Controls Maintenance Regularly scheduled maintenance.
7616 Elevator Maintenance Regularly scheduled maintenance.
7617 Emergency Repair Mechanical To record separately the costs of
emergency repairs.
7618 Emergency Repair Electrical To record separately the costs of
emergency repairs.
7619 Emergency Repair Structural To record separately the costs of
emergency repairs.
7620 Janitorial Services
7621 Security Services
7622 Parking Lot / Road Maintenance
7623 Snow Removal
7624 Key / Locksmith Costs
7625 General Building Repairs To record costs of repairs to the building,
such as drywall, painting, carpet
replacement.
7626 Operating Costs To record the ongoing maintenance costs
for the buildings.
7627 Signage
7628 Locker Maintenance
7629 Moving Expenses To record all costs of moving offices and
other functional space within the University.
7633 Renovations and Alterations To record costs of non-capital renovations
to space.
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Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Grounds /
Greenhouse Stock
These accounts record the cost of maintaining
University grounds and vegetation. These
accounts should not be used to record the cost
of greenhouse supplies or stock purchased for
use in teaching or research (see account
#7245).
7631 Groundskeeping Cost of equipment, supplies and contractor.
7632 Nursery & Greenhouse Stock
Utilities These accounts record the costs of utilities in
University occupied buildings.
7661 Hydro Charges for electrical power consumption.
7662 Water / Sewer Charges for water and sewer service.
7663 Natural Gas Charges for natural gas consumption.
7664 Television Services
7665 Carbon Offset Credits
Phone, Fax &
Telecomm.
These accounts record the cost of providing
telecommunication services.
7681 Telephone Rental & Service Charges for the monthly rental of phones.
7682 Telephone & Fax Long Distance Charges for long distance calling.
7683 Toll Free Service Charges for use of toll free lines.
7684 Videoconferencing Charges for videoconferencing.
7685 Audioconferencing Charges for audioconferencing.
7686 Facsimile Rental & Service Charges for facsimile rental and service.
7687 Internet Access Charges paid to internet service providers.
7688 Mobile Telecommunications Charges for mobile phones, blackberrys
and radios.
7689 Telephone - Moves/Adds/Changes Charges for moves, adds and changes to
internal service lines.
7690 Telephone - PRI/Trunk Lines Charges for the rental of telephone trunk
lines (main campus).
7691 Telephone - Regional BRI Charges for the rental of the regional
telephone lines (conference lines for
regional campuses).
7692 Telephone - Business Line Rental / Usage Charges for the rental of the business line
(main lines to the regional campuses and
the regional and local fire panels).
Interest, Insurance &
Other Charges
These accounts are used by Accounting
Services only to record interest charges on
debt.
7711 Interest Expense Short Term
7712 Interest Expense Long Term
Debt Servicing -
Principal
These accounts are used by Accounting
Services only to record the principal payments
made on long term debt.
7810 Sinking Fund Payments
7815 Capital Lease Payments
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Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Scholarships,
Fellowships &
Bursaries
These accounts are used by Student Services
only to record payments made to University
students.
7821 Student Assistance Used to record student assistance
payments.
7822 Scholarships & Bursaries Used to record the payment of scholarships
and bursaries.
7823 Regional Tuition Scholarship Used to record grant given to employees
taking courses at regional college
campuses.
7825 Student Grants Used to record reimbursed travel expenses,
conference fees or for grants/allowances
given to students.
7826 Scholarship - Senior / Other Used to record tuition waiver for senior
citizens.
7827 Tuition Waivers - Students Used to record waivers of tuition for
students.
7828 Research Grants - Students Used to record research grants given to
students.
7829 Interest Only Waiver Used to record the waiver of fees for
students with interest only status.
Travel These accounts record the cost of travel by
University employees only. Please note that
the use of any of these codes must be
accompanied by the unique LOCN code
assigned to the employee.
7909 Travel - Liaison To record the travel costs of the University
Liaison officers or others travelling in that
capacity.
7911 Travel - Regional To record the costs of travelling to the
regional offices for meetings or other
business.
7912 Travel - Conference To record the costs of travelling to
conferences.
7913 Travel - Field Trips
7914 Travel - Fundraising To record the costs of taking trips where
the purpose is for fundraising or campaign
promotion.
7915 Travel - Meeting To record the costs of travelling to
meetings outside of the regions.
7916 Travel - Research To record costs associated with field
research.
7917 Travel - Field Education To record the travel costs of University
employees accompanying students on
field trips (airfare, accommodation or
meals).
7918 Travel - Professional Development To record the costs of travelling to
seminars and training courses for the
purpose of professional development.
7919 Travel - Course Delivery To record the costs of faculty members
travelling to regional campuses to teach.
7938 Travel - Coaching Staff To record the costs of travel for coaching
staff.
7939 Travel - Recruitment To record the costs of travel associated
with direct recruitment of students and
athletes.
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Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
7943 Travel - Local To record the costs of local travel.
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Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Recruitment These accounts record the costs associated
with interviewing and hiring employees. These
accounts are used by Human Resources only.
7921 Candidate Travel All costs of bringing applicants to an
interview.
7922 Relocation Expense Any relocation expenses reimbursed to an
employee or paid directly to a moving
company. Please note that the use of this
code must be accompanied by the unique
LOCN code assigned to the employee.
7923 Relocation Expense - T4A Any relocation assistance (lump sum) paid
out to an employee. Please note that the
use of this code must be accompanied by
the unique LOCN code assigned to the
employee.
7924 Recruitment Advertising All expenses related to recruiting faculty
and staff.
7925 Internal Promotion All expenses related to human resource
communication initiatives targeted to
existing personnel.
Labour Relations These accounts record the costs associated
with negotiating and administering collective
agreements.
7927 Negotiations Includes cost of travel and meetings.
7928 Arbitration Includes cost of professional arbitrator,
travel and meetings.
7929 Collective Agreements Costs of printing.
7950 Other Agreement Costs
Professional
Development
These accounts are used to record the
education and training of employees. Please
note that the use of any of these codes must
be accompanied by the unique LOCN code
assigned to the employee.
7931 Award Program President's Award for Service Excellence
and Creative Initiatives.
7932 Conference Fees Cost of attending a conference.
7933 P.D. - Staff Professional development fees for non-
faculty employees.
7934 P.D. - Faculty Faculty professional development
allowance as defined in the faculty
handbook (includes course fees and
memberships).
7935 Professional Memberships Professional membership fees of non-
faculty employees.
7936 Training / Courses Costs of courses and training programmes
for all employees.
7937 Accreditation
7940 Teaching & Excellence Award Used for budgeting only.
7941 Merit Awards Used for budgeting only.
7942 Recruitment and Retention Awards Used for budgeting only.
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Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Other These accounts are used by the Finance
Department only.
7997 External Cost Recovery
7999 Contingency This account is used for budgeting
purposes only.
8999 Amortization
9701 Fund Deductions
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Chart of Accounts Dictionary - Coding Guide
EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Capital Furniture These accounts record the purchase of capital
assets. Assets of a capital nature have a unit
value in excess of $1,000.
8105 Capital Furniture - Office Items such as desks or filing cabinets.
8110 Capital Furniture - Library Items for the general library such as carrels
and bookshelves.
8115 Capital Furniture - Laboratory Items for the laboratory like lab stools.
8120 Capital Furniture - Classroom Tables, chairs, lecterns for classrooms.
8125 Capital Furniture - Meeting Rooms Tables, chairs, whiteboards, etc. for
meeting rooms.
8130 Capital Furniture - Common Areas Couches, etc. placed in lounge areas.
8135 Capital Furniture - Residences All furniture purchased for the residences.
8140 Capital Furniture - Other All furniture items that don't fit in the
categories above.
Capital Equipment These accounts record the purchase of capital
assets. Assets of a capital nature have a unit
value in excess of $1,000.
8205 Capital Equipment - Office Items such as paper shredders or
transcribers.
8210 Capital Equipment - Library Items such as microfiche readers and other
library specific equipment.
8215 Capital Equipment - Scientific Equipment used in laboratories and field
research such as microscopes, autoclaves,
generators and analysis equipment.
8220 Capital Equipment - Computer Includes monitors, desktops and laptops.
8225 Capital Equipment - Audio Visual Includes overhead projectors, TV's, VCR's
and equipment purchased for the dynacom
system.
8230 Capital Equipment - Telecommunications Includes telephones and all equipment
purchased for the telephone system.
8235 Capital Equipment - Fax Machines
8240 Capital Equipment - Printers/Scanners Includes all desktop and network printers
and/or scanners that meet the capital
criteria.
8245 Capital Equipment - Mobile For the purchase of all licensed and
unlicensed motorized vehicles (trucks, cars,
vans, ATV's boats, forklifts, etc), non-
motorized vehicles (trailers, campers, etc)
and vehicle equipment (motors, etc).
8250 Capital Equipment - Kitchen/Servery All equipment purchased for use in the
kitchen (such as ovens, microwaves,
dishwashers, mixers, etc).
8255 Capital Equipment - Other To be used for equipment that does not fit
into the categories above (fitness centre or
facilities equipment for example).
8275 Capital Equipment - Daycare
8280 Capital Equipment - Parking
8285 Capital Equipment - Photography Includes large still cameras, digital
cameras, lenses.
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EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Other Capital
8260 Capital - Library Books
8265 Capital - Periodicals/Continuations
8270 Capital - Collections
Land These accounts record the fair market value of
purchased or donated land.
8700 Land
Building &
Construction
These accounts are used to record work-in-
progress expenditures related to the capital
construction project only.
8811 Sub Architect
8812 Architect Fees
8813 Site Services
8814 Planning and Design
8815 Building and Construction
8816 Insurance and Permits
8817 Landscaping
8818 Project Management
8819 Project Management Disbursements
8820 Architect Disbursements
8821 Mechanical Upgrades and Renovations
8822 Electrical Upgrades and Renovations
8823 Architectural Upgrades and Renovations
8824 Millwork/Cabinetry/Hardware
8825 Consultant Fees
8826 Consultant Disbursements
8827 Betterments
8828 Legal Fees
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EXPENDITURES
Account Description Type of Entries
Code
Transfers These accounts are used to record transfer
between University funds.
9101 Transfer to General Operating
9102 Transfer to Sponsored Research
9103 Transfer to Specific Purpose
9104 Transfer to Ancillary
9105 Transfer to Capital
9106 Transfer to Appropriated
9107 Transfer to Carryforward
9108 Transfer to P.D. Reserves
9109 Transfer to Endowment
9110 Transfer to Faculty Start Up
9111 Transfer to Internal Research Funds
9112 Transfer to NMP
9201 Transfer from General Operating
9202 Transfer from Sponsored Research
9203 Transfer from Specific Purpose
9204 Transfer from Ancillary
9205 Transfer from Capital
9206 Transfer from Appropriated
9207 Transfer from Carryforward
9208 Transfer from P.D. Reserves
9209 Transfer from Endowment
9210 Transfer from Faculty Start Up
9211 Transfer from Internal Research Funds
9212 Transfer from NMP
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