Accounts Receivable and Billing
The ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø Accounts Receivable, Billing and Chargebacks group maintains all Non-Student Accounts Receivable. The university has centralized billing for Non-Student [aka Third Party] charges and Auxiliaries.
Auxiliary Organization Billing
Auxiliary Organizations are separate legal entities from ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, with separate sets of books. Therefore, any transfers between them are like transactions with an outside business. See the scenarios below for billing instructions.
Note: The State has strict rules about not using State funds to pay for non-State expenses [e.g., if you pay an expense through your Foundation account that should be charged to a University fund, the Foundation must formally invoice the University for reimbursement and vice versa]. Donations to an Auxiliary cannot be made with State funds.
Project Code Prefixes for Auxiliary Organization Billing
| Prefix | Auxiliary Organization | Project Code Example |
|---|---|---|
| F | Research Foundation | F2115023356 - NASA Faculty Fellowship Program [Foundation account #2115023356 |
| T | Tower Foundation | T3410000273 - CASA [Foundation account #03410000273] |
| AS | Associated Students | AS001 |
| SS | Spartan Shops | Spartan Shops currently uses the “shared servicesâ€� set up with ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø and is no longer being billed, instead a journal entry is processed to recover from Spartan Shops. |
| SU | Student Union | SU001 |
Scenario #1: Create a Requisition
If you wish to enter a Requisition where part of the order will be paid by an auxiliary organization:
- Follow the instructions for entering chartfields on a requisition.
- For the auxiliary organization chartfields, you must use Operating Fund 70000 plus
a project code. For the Research or Tower Foundations, the project code will be the
same as the auxiliary organization account code except it begins with a prefix. [See
table above for appropriate prefix.]
- After a purchase order has been issued, received and paid, the CFS system will automatically
issue an invoice to the auxiliary organization at the end of the month.
- When the invoice is generated, Accounting Services will debit accounts receivable #103XXX and credit revenue account #580095.
- When the auxiliary organization pays the invoice, Accounting Services will debit cash #101100 and credit accounts receivable #103XXX.
- If the auxiliary organization disputes the invoice [e.g., we have invoiced a Research Foundation grant that has expired], we have to reverse step 4 [above].
Note: Whenever possible, expenses to be charged 100% to an auxiliary organization should be paid directly via that organization's procurement system, rather than being paid by the university.
Scenario #2: Request Reimbursement from an Auxiliary
If products and/or services were already paid out of your university account and you wish to have an auxiliary organization reimburse your department for all or part of it:
- Follow the instructions for entering chartfields on an expense journal transfer [For
details, see Journal Transfers, Payments and Adjustments.]
Note: If you have multiple transfers to perform, then complete the journal upload template to have Accounting Services upload the transfers for you. Refer to chargebacks for more information about this process. - For the auxiliary organization chartfields, you must use either Fund 78005 Research
Foundation Cost Recovery, 78006 Tower Foundation Cost Recovery, or the Operating Fund
70000 for all other auxiliaries, plus a project code. For the Research or Tower Foundations,
the project code will be the same as the auxiliary organization account code except
it will also begin with a prefix. [See table above for appropriate prefix.]
- When the transfer is processed, the CFS system will automatically issue an invoice
to the auxiliary organization at the end of the month of when transaction was performed.
- When the invoice is generated, Accounting Services will debit accounts receivable #103XXX and credit revenue account #580095.
- When the auxiliary organization pays the invoice, Accounting Services will debit cash #101100 and credit accounts receivable #103XXX.
- If the auxiliary organization disputes the invoice [e.g., we have invoiced a Research Foundation grant that has expired], we have to reverse step 4 [above].
Scenario #3: Pay an Auxiliary with State Funds
If you wish to pay funds to an auxiliary organization:
- Refer to Ways to Pay for proper process to request goods/services being ordered from the auxiliary.
Note: Donations cannot be made with State funds.