Expenditure/Revenue Reallocations, Reimbursements or Corrections
Section: Fiscal
Index: B-2
Policy
The purpose of this policy is to define the allowable and appropriate method for university departments to use to reimburse another department for goods or services provided by another unit of the University or to correct an expenditure/revenue, which has been posted to the incorrect cost center.
This policy involves non-cash transactions between all University departments, with restrictions on fund sources as prescribed. Expenditure/revenue reallocations, reimbursements or corrections must be within the same fiscal year.
Expenditure/revenue reallocations, reimbursements or corrections must conform to this policy and the companion procedures; those not meeting the standards described will not be processed.
Procedures
When a university department reimburses another department for goods or services provided by another unit of the University, the transaction must be recorded using a journal entry. The journal entry will credit the service provider's cost center and will charge the procuring department’s cost center.
When a university department needs to correct an expenditure/revenue, which has been posted against a cost center improperly, the journal entry is also the appropriate procedure to use. Through the processing of this entry, the institution will credit and debit the proper cost center(s) for the expenditure/revenue involved.
Limitations on Types of Transactions
The journal entry may be used only for the specific purposes described. The following restrictions apply to its use:
- The journal entry may not be used for employee payroll reallocations and adjustments. The Payroll Reallocation Form must be submitted to the Budget Office for approval and final entry into PeopleSoft.
- Equipment and furniture transfers between University departments are not financial transactions; therefore, journal entries may not be used to document such transfers. Appropriate Property Management forms must be used.
- A voucher and a journal entry must be used for expenditure reallocations between state and local cost center. State to local reallocations require a local voucher payable to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. The voucher process records the expense in the correct local cost center; a journal entry is prepared to remove the expense from the incorrect state cost center. Local to state reallocations require a state voucher payable to the University. The voucher process records the expense in the correct state cost center; a journal entry is prepared to remove the expense from the incorrect local cost center. See General Office Procedure 5.24, Non-Payroll Reallocations Between State and Local Funds
All expenditure/revenue reallocations, reimbursements and corrections should be processed within 90 days of the original transaction date or the closing date of the fiscal year end adjustment period, whichever comes first.
Expenditure reallocations and reimbursements are generally initiated by the department providing the services or goods reimbursable in one of two ways:
- By completing the journal entry, as in the case of telephone, postage, or freight expenses charged to the service department’s operating budget which should be appropriately recharged to (reimbursed by) a specific user cost center.
- By providing an invoice indicating the cost center and account to be credited to the department receiving the service or goods. The department receiving the service or goods then completes the journal entry and obtains approval of the authorized signatory for the debited/charged cost center.
See General Office Procedure 5.10, Recording Revenues and Reimbursements for additional account and fund code restrictions.
Expenditure corrections are generally initiated by the department responsible for the cost center(s) to which incorrect charges have been made. The journal entry is completed, indicating the cost center(s) to be debited (with correct expenditure account), and credited and approved by the individuals having signature authority for the cost center to be (debited) charged.
Accounting Note:
- A debit enters the expense on the correct cost center.
- A credit removes the expense from the incorrect cost center.
Revenue corrections are generally initiated by the department responsible for the cost center(s) to which incorrect deposits have been made. The journal entry is completed, indicating the cost center(s) to be credited (with correct revenue account) and approved by the individual(s) having signature authority for the cost center to be (debited) charged.
Accounting Note:
- A credit enters the revenue on the correct cost center.
- A debit removes the revenue from the incorrect cost center.
The completed journal entry is entered into PeopleSoft workflow and electronically approved by the appropriate source. Supporting documentation for the expenditure/revenue reallocation, reimbursement or correction is attached within the journal in PeopleSoft showing the original cost center charged, a copy of the PeopleSoft report (1074) with the affected transaction(s), voucher and invoice is sufficient.
Approved By:
Signature Obtained 05/31/2023
Robert K. Glenn, Ph.D.
President
Next Review Date: May 2028 (5 years)
Origination: Finance Department