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Administrative Services Manual
Budget Transfers

Section: Accounting Effective Date: 7/1/2006
ASM Policy: 2.3.1 Supersedes: 6/1/2005



I.

A Budget Transfer is a means by which funds are taken from one element of an Organization and given to another. Budgets are maintained in the Standard Budget Ledger. Restrictions are imposed by statute or by policy. Current restrictions can be found at the following web address: http://www.uwsa.edu/fadmin/fppp/fppp5.htm

 II.

There are three types of budget transfers:  

 

 A.

Budget transfers between divisions and/or major budget accounts and/or programs may be requested, but must be approved by the appropriate Unit Business Representative and the Controller.

 

 B.

Divisional budget transfers which do not cross fund, division, major account or program must be approved and submitted by the division's Unit Business Representative or authorized delegate without institutional approval.

 

 C.

Grant budget entries (funds 133 & 144) are controlled by Graduate School Accounting. Call 229-5590 for information.

 III.

The following budget accounts represent groupings of actual ledger accounts used by II. A. and B. above:

SALPRM

Salary Permanent

FRING1

Fringe Benefits

SALUCL

Unclassified Salary

SPEXP1

Supplies & Expense

SALCLA

Permanent Classified Salary

SALCR1

Sales Credits

LTESTU

LTE/Student Salary

CAPEX1

Capital

LTE1

LTE Salary

SPPUR1

Special Purpose

STUDNT

Student Salary

FNAID1

Financial Aid

ADVER Advertising TRAVEL Travel
TRAING Training TELEPH Telecommunication
PRINT Printing SERVIC Other Services
SUPPLY Supplies MISC Miscellaneous Expenses

 IV.

To submit Request for Budget Transfer forms for II.A. and II.B. above:

 

 A.

You can download a budget transfer form in Excel by going to the BFS Online Forms website.. The form is an Excel spreadsheet which can be completed by the division.

 

 B.

Complete To and From sides (fund, program, org., budget account).

 

 C.

Have it signed by the appropriate Unit Business Representative.

 

 D.

Send approved forms to Financial Services for processing.

Questions about budget transfers should be directed to Financial Services by phone (x4056) or email.

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