Administrative Procedures
Transfer Journal Entries
Procedure Number: 5.3.18-P
Current Effective Date: 07/01/2023
Original Effective Date: 07/01/2023
Revision Dates: 0
Revision Number: 0
Revision Summary: Implementation of a new procedure
Responsible Official: Vice President, Administrative Services
References:
1. Purpose
The procedure provides guidance on using transfer accounts in journal entries.
2. Scope
This procedure applies to all business units.
3. Procedure
3.1 General
- Transfer accounts should be used when transferring assets between funds or between business units.
- Transfer journal entries require a debit and credit using transfer account codes. A transfer code and another type of account code cannot be used.
- Transfer accounts are listed below.
Expense Transfer Account | Revenue Transfer Accounts | ||
---|---|---|---|
AC | Description | AC | Description |
90010 | Tfer to Genl Funds – Fund 01 | 45100 | Tfr from Genl Funds – Fund 01 |
90040 | Tfer to Private Gifts-Fund 11 | 45105 | Tfr from Fund 05 |
90050 | Tfer to Grants/Contracts-Fd 12 | 45300 | Tfer from Private Gifts-Fund11 |
90060 | Tfer to Endmnts-Fds31/32/33/50 | 45310 | Tfer from Grant/Contrct-Fd 12 |
90070 | Tfer to Loan Funds-Fund 40 | 45500 | Tfer from Endow-Fds31/32/33/50 |
90080 | Tfer to Unexpend Plant-Fund61 | 45600 | Tfer from Loan Funds-Fund 40 |
90110 | Tfer to Invstmt In Plt-Fund 64 | 45210 | Tfer from Unexpen Plant-Fund61 |
90112 | Appropriations-Transfers-Out | 45220 | Tfer from Ret of Indebt-Fund64 |
45112 | Appropriations – Transfers-In | ||
45110 | Unrestricted Transfers - SysOff |
4. Examples of College-level Transfer Journal Entries
- A college funds a project by transferring from Fund 01 or Fund 05 to Fund 61.
- Debit 90080 Fund 01 or 05 (Transfer to Fund 61)
- Credit 45100 (for transfer from Fund 01) OR
- Credit 45105 (for transfer from Fund 05)
- A college uses a gift or grant to fund a construction project.
- Debit 90080 Fund 11 or 12 (Transfer to Fund 61)
- Credit 45300 (for transfer from Fund 11) OR
- Credit 45310 (for transfer from Fund 12)
- A college transfers fixed assets to another college.
- College receiving assets debit 90110 (Transfer to Fund 64)
- College transferring assets credit 45220 (Transfer from Fund 64)