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STANDARD OBJECT CODES: EXPENDITURES

Personnel Services

20-- Salaries, Full-Time Faculty UMG: Salaries paid to University Medical Group departmental chairs and ordinary or ranked faculty.

201X FT Faculty Salaries: Regular Session - UMG
2019 FT Faculty Salaries: FHS Physicians
203X FT Faculty Salaries: Supplemental Pay - UMG (including honoraria)
2031 FT Faculty Salaries: Supplemental -- Outreach
206X FT Faculty Salaries: Incentive Pay - UMG
2069 FT Faculty Salaries: Incentive Pay - UMG Accrual (Ledger 8 Use only)

21-- Salaries, Full-Time Faculty: Salaries paid to departmental chairs and all ordinary or ranked faculty carrying a full-time load of teaching or research duties.

211X FT Faculty Salaries: Regular Session
212X FT Faculty Salaries: Summer Session
213X FT Faculty Salaries: Supplemental Pay (including honoraria)
216X FT Faculty Salaries: Incentive Pay

22-- Salaries, Part-Time Faculty: Salaries paid to faculty carrying a part-time load of teaching or research duties.

221X PT Faculty Salaries: Regular Session
222X PT Faculty Salaries: Summer Session
223X PT Faculty Salaries: Supplemental Pay (including honoraria)

24-- Salaries, Full-Time Staff: Salaries paid to employees not classified as faculty with a normal work week of 32 hours or greater.

241X FT Staff Salaries: Regular Hourly
242X FT Staff Salaries: Overtime (straight and premium)
2425 FT Staff Salaries: Differential Pay
243X FT Staff Salaries: Supplemental Pay (including honoraria)
246X FT Staff Salaries: Incentive Pay
247X FT Staff Salaries: Regular Salaried

25-- Salaries, Part-Time Staff: Salaries paid to hourly employees not classified as faculty with a normal work week of less than 32 hours.

251X PT Staff Salaries: Regular Hourly
252X PT Staff Salaries: Overtime (straight and premium)
253X PT Staff Salaries: Supplemental Pay
254X PT Staff Salaries: Seasonal Pay (staff employed on a temporary basis)
257X PT Staff Salaries: Regular Salaried

26-- Student Labor: Wages paid to all Saint Louis University students including those processed through the Financial Aid Office under the Federal Work/Study Program of the Department of Education.

261X Student Labor: General
262X Student Labor: Federal Work Study
263X Student Labor: Federal Work Study
2631 Math Tutor, NJS
2632 Math Tutor, JS
2633 Reading Tutor, NJS
2634 Reading Tutor, JS
2635 CS, Non Tutor

27-- Stipends & Fellowships: Payments of stipends and graduate fellowships to any member of the faculty or staff.

271X Stipends
272X Stipends
273X Stipends
274X Stipends
2750 Graduate Student/Research

28-- Resident: Salaries paid to medical resident housestaff.

281X Resident Salaries: Regular
2811 Resident Salaries: Subspecialty
2812 Resident Salaries: Fellows
283X Resident Salaries: Supplemental Pay

29-- Fringe Benefit Allocation: Allocated cost of fringe benefits charged to departmental accounts.

29XX Fringe Benefit Allocation
2901 UMG Fringe Balancing
2998 Incentive Pay - UMG - Fringe Benefit Accrual (Ledger 8 Use only)
2999 Personnel Expense Offset (Ledger 9 only)

General Expenses

31-- Communication Costs: Charges for communication goods and services including telephone lines, equipment, and service, postage and parcel service, and FAX transmissions.

311X Telephone Equipment Rental and Purchase
312X Telephone Service Calls (one-time charges for installations, relocations, and repairs)
313X Telephone Local Service (including base line and directory assistance charges)
314X Long Distance (including employee reimbursements)
315X Postal and Parcel Service (including express mail charges)
316X FAX Expense Reallocation (to/from non-service center University departments)
319X Other Communication Costs (including pager charges)

NOTE: See 37-- Service Department Charges for services provided by a University service department.

32-- Rental: Payments for the use of building space, land, furniture, equipment, vehicles, and other assets not owned by the University.

321X Rental: Facilities (including building space, land, and parking lots)
3212 Rental: Tenet Building Rent

NOTE: User optional codes available: 3211, and 3213 thorugh 3219.

322X Rental: Furniture and Equipment
324X Leased Vehicles (including maintenance on leased vehicles)
325X Software License Fees (including usage and maintenance fees)
329X Other Rental Costs

33-- Printing and Duplicating: Cost of printing forms, papers, certificates, plaques, etc. and electronic imaging (CD-ROM, photographs, etc.) by an outside vendor and the reallocation of copying charges provided by a non-service center University department.

331X Outside Printing/Electronic Imaging
334X Copying Expense Reallocation (to/from non-service center University departments)

NOTE: See 37-- Service Department Charges for services provided by a University service department.

34-- Dues, Memberships and Licenses: Cost of dues and memberships for professional associations or societies, vehicle licenses, participation fees in activities or associations requiring a license, submitting articles to journals, reprints, and abstract fees.

340X-1X Dues and Memberships
342X Permits, Licenses, and Abstract Fees

35-- Books, Subscriptions & Periodicals: Cost of books and other publications, such as video and audiotapes, and subscriptions to newspapers, magazines, periodicals, CD-ROM's, etc.

351X Books and Publications (including video and audio tapes)
352X Books and Publications (including video and audio tapes)
353X Books and Publications (including video and audio tapes)
354X Subscriptions and Periodicals (including CD-Rom subscriptions)
355X Subscriptions and Periodicals (including CD-Rom subscriptions)
356X Subscriptions and Periodicals (including CD-Rom subscriptions)
357X Other Books and Periodicals (including binding and catalog cards)
358X Other Books and Periodicals (including binding and catalog cards)
359X Other Books and Periodicals (including binding and catalog cards)

36-- Travel: Costs for business and entertainment and domestic and foreign travel including conference registration fees, transportation, meals, lodging, and other related expenses.

361X Domestic Travel (within United States and Canada)
3620 Visiting Foreign Scholars Travel
3659 Participant/Trainee Travel
366X Foreign Travel (outside of United States and Canada)
367X Clinical/Research/Other - Dietary/Travel
368X Business Meetings and Entertainment (Business Expenses incurred within 50 miles of customary work location; Entertainment expenses incurred within 50 miles of customary work location or in Travel Status.)
3690 On-Campus Food Service (i.e., Chartwell's and Morrison Catering)

NOTE: See Recruitment (3934) for cost of transporting, lodging, and entertaining prospective employees on campus.

37-- Service Department Charges: Charges from University service departments for goods or services provided. Offsetting credits should be recorded to object codes 9200-9250 in the service department's account.

3710 Facilities Services Charges
3711 Utility Charges
3712 Maintenance - Other
3713 SLU Temps
3714 Public Safety Charges
3715 Instructional Media Center
3716 Information Technology Services
3717 Employment
3718 Equipment Financing
3719 Public Relations

3720 Telephone Charges (Including employee reimbursements)
3721 Long Distance (Including employee reimbursements)
3722 Telephone Charges: Adds/Moves/Changes
3723 Telephone Line Charges
3724 Directory Advertising

3730 Printing/Duplicating Charges
3731 Inter-Departmental Professional Service
3732 International Programs
3734 On-Campus Space Rental
3735 Pius XII Memorial Library
3736 Omer Poos Law Library
3737 Van Service
3738 Shared ITS Services
3739 Design and Illustration

3741 Medical Records
3742 Building Operations
3743 Patient Accounts
3744 Media Production Services
3745 Comparative Medicine
3746 Machine Shop
3747 Radiation Safety
3749 Biochemistry Electronic Shop

3753 Biochemistry Services
3754 HSC Library
3756 Pathology Services
3757 Microbiology Services
3758 School of Medicine Continuing Education
3759 Website Production

3761 Solutions/SLUCore
3763 UMG Overhead Allocation
3765 General Counsel
3766 University Building Rent
3767 MS Illustrator

3770 E&A Computer Recharge
3771 Pius Data Base
3773 GIS Lab
3775 Frost Mail Room Charges (Including FAX charges)
3776 Overhead Assessment
3778 Maintenance/Repair Self-Insurance Program

3780 Aircraft Usage Charges

379X SLUCare Charges
3791 Patient Care Costs
3792 Materials Management
3793 Pharmacy
3794 Biomed Elect & CES
3795 Salary Reimbursement
3796 UMG - Interdepartmental Labor

38-- Purchased Services

Professional Services: Payments to individuals who are not employees of the University, and/or firms for professional advice, services, or opinions in the form of fees based on contracted or otherwise predetermined amounts or rates, including legal fees and retainers. (Payments to SLUCare should be charged to object code 379X.)

380X Professional Services
381X Professional Services
3811 Honoraria (Non-Employees)
NOTE: User optional codes available: 3801 through 3809, and 3812 through 3818.
3819 Hospitalization/Patient Care Costs

382- Insurance Costs: Cost of non-fringe benefit related insurance such as fire and extended coverage, general liability, environmental impairment, malpractice, etc.

3821 Malpractice Insurance
3822 Property/Liability
3823 Health Insurance (Non-Employee)
3824 Educators Legal Liability
3825 Travel and Accident Insurance
3826 Student Athletic Insurance
3827 ERISA
3828 Risk Management
3829 Reserved

383X Cost of Goods Sold: Cost of goods purchased for resale.

3840 Parking Charges: Cost of parking coupons for campus garages.

385- Utilities: Payments to outside vendors for utilities furnished to the University.

3851 Gas
3852 Steam
3853 Electric
3854 Water
3855 Sewer

Equipment Maintenance, Repairs and Contracts: Payments to outside vendors for maintenance and repair of equipment owned by the University. Maintenance on leased equipment should be charged to object code 322X.

386X Equipment Maintenance, Repairs, and Contracts

Construction Contracts: Payments to general contractors or subcontractors for the renovation or alteration of space to enhance or change the purpose of the area (including routine maintenance contract work).

387X Construction Contracts

Building Service Contracts and Repairs: Payments to outside vendors for maintenance and repair of building systems (i.e., elevator service, pest control, trash hauling, etc.).

388X Service Contracts and Repairs

Locum Tenens: Payments for temporary physician staffing services (University Medical Group use only).

389X Locum Tenens

39-- Other General Expenses:

392X Fringe Benefit Expenditures (Payments to University employees or to outside vendors on behalf of University employees for benefits.)
3930 Taxes (non-fringe benefit including real estate, personal property, etc.)
3934 Recruitment (Costs of transporting, lodging, and entertaining prospective employees on campus.)
3935 Employee Moving Expenses (Payments to, or on behalf of employees for relocation.)
3936 Orientation (Costs associated with orientation of University employees and new students.)
3937 Debt Service Fees
3938 Disposal/NBV

3940 Terminated Faculty/Staff Contracts
3945 Advertising (including telephone directory advertising)

395X Contributions/Support to Organizations
396X Contributions/Support to Organizations

Discounted Financial Aid: Financial Aid expense offsetting tuition and auxiliary revenue.

3970 Tuition Fees
3971 Tuition Related Fees
3972 Reserved
3973 Reserved
3974 Parking Related Fees
3975 Residence Hall Room Fees
3976 Residence Hall Board Fees
3977 Residence Hall Activity Fees
3978 Residence Hall Communication Fees
3979 Card Services Food Fees

External Financial Aid: Financial Aid expense payable to external sources.

3980 Tuition Fees
3981 Tuition Related Fees
3982 Tuition/Honoraria Related Prizes
3983 Health Insurance/Medical Related Fees
3984 Books/Supply Fees
3985 Room Fees
3986 Board Fees
3987 Other Room/Board Related Fees
3988 Travel Fees
3989 Other Fees

Miscellaneous Expenses: For Controller's Office Use Only.

3990 Over/Short
3991 Bad Debt Expense
3992 Service Charge
3993 Amortization
3994 Legal Settlements
3995 Guarantees
3996 Assessment
3997 Depreciation
3998 Interest Expense
3999 Contingency

40-- University Allocated Overhead: Overhead costs allocated to University Medical Group.

4110 Affirmative Action
4120 Audit, Internal and External
4130 Community Relations
4140 Executive Management
4150 Facilities/Building Services
4160 Financial Management
4170 General Counsel and Legal
4171 Medical Legal
4180 Human Resources
4190 Information Technology Services

4200 Public Safety
4210 Risk Management

50-- Supplies, Materials, and Minor Equipment

Office Supplies and Materials: Cost of supplies for general office use.

51XX Office Supplies and Materials

Teaching and Research Supplies: Cost of items used in the process of teaching and research (i.e., chemicals, gases, glassware, etc.)

52XX Teaching and Research Supplies
5299 Radioactive Materials

53-- Maintenance Supplies: Supplies and materials consumed in the routine maintenance of a building or equipment.

531X Cleaning Supplies
532X Paper Supplies
533X Gas and Oil
534X Routine Maintenance Materials
539X Other Maintenance Supplies

Clinical Supplies: Supplies and materials consumed by the University clinical departments in the providing of patient care.

54XX Clinical Supplies
5499 SLUCare Radioactive Material

Housekeeping - Linen Service: Linen supplies consumed by University departments in providing patient care and guest services.

55XX Housekeeping - Linen Service

Other Supplies: All other supplies not defined above.

57XX Other Supplies

58-- Minor Equipment: Purchased equipment with a unit value of less than $5,000. See Notice of Grant Award for capital threshold for Sponsored Program (ledger 5) accounts.

581X Minor Office Equipment and Furniture
582X Minor Office Equipment and Furniture
583X Minor Research Equipment
584X Minor Maintenance Equipment
585X Minor Computer Equipment/Software*
589X Minor Other Equipment

*NOTE: Maintenance fees for developed software should be included in Software License Fees (325X).

Athletic Equipment and Materials: Equipment and materials used by the University Athletic Department for sporting activities.

59XX Athletic Equipment and Materials

Capitalizable Assets

60-- Capitalizable Assets: Purchased equipment, furniture, and other goods which have a unit value of $5,000 or greater.

See Notice of Grant Award for capital threshold for Sponsored Program (ledger 5) accounts.

61XX Capital Office Furniture and Equipment
62XX Capital Computer Equipment/Software
63XX Capital Research Equipment
64XX Capital Maintenance Equipment
65XX Capital Transportation Equipment
66XX Building Improvements
69XX Other Capital Equipment

Net Assets Released

75-- Net Assets Released: Reclassification of temporarily restricted net assets to unrestricted net assets when donor imposed restrictions on donated assets are met (for Controller's Office use).

7530 Pledge Activity
7540 Plant Funds in Service

Net Asset Transfers (Deductions)

80-- -- Net Asset Transfers (Deductions): Nonmandatory transfers out of an account.

8512 Transfers/ Deductions
8513 Dean's Tax
8514 SLUCare A/R Support
8515 HSC Commitment
8516 Overhead Assessment
8517 Nonmandatory Transfer to SLUCare
852X Nonmandatory Transfers
853X Nonmandatory Transfers

Recoveries

90-- Expense Recoveries

91XX Labor Recovery (Labor provided to other University departments by UMG departments)
920X - 925X Expense Recovery (Costs recovered by departments for goods or services provided to other University departments.)
926X External Expense Recovery (Costs recovered by departments from external sources.)
927X SLUCare Recoveries (Costs recovered from SLUCare.)
93XX Employee Deduction/Fringe Benefits (Payroll and Benefits Office only)
94XX Interest Recovery (for Controller's Office use)
95XX Depreciation Recovery (for Controller's Office use)

Indirect Costs

99-- Indirect Costs: Facilities and administrative expenses that benefit common activities of the University and, therefore, cannot be readily assigned to a specific department or project. Sponsored Program accounts will recover the awarded rate of indirect costs as applicable direct expenses are charged to accounts.

9910 Indirect Cost: Restricted Fund Expenditure (Allocation of Indirect Costs to Sponsored Programs)
9911 Indirect Cost: Adjustment
9912 SPH Administrative Fee
9915 Indirect Cost: Administrative Allowance
9920 Indirect Cost: Cost Sharing (Contra-Expenditure)

Revised: Wednesday, 16 Apr 2003

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