Accounting & Reporting How-To Guides

  • PeopleSoft Journal Header - Input Record Definition Field Name Length Column Positions Comments/Issues Record Type 1 1 'H' indicates a Journal Header record Business Unit 5 2- 6 Required field; Input value of 'SFCMP...
  • Letter from the State of California Franchise Tax Board confirming that the University of California and its affiliated organizations are considered part of the State of California and not subject to income tax. 
  • The Activity Period chartfield is a 2-character alphanumeric value which identifies the activity period for projects with multiple periods. Activity period chartfield allows reporting in a unit of time within an overall project. Activity period is primarily intended for sponsored projects to allow...
  • Accessing the Chart of Accounts Alt Account Tree via the Controller's Office website now requires a connection from the UCSF network or VPN. If you are already connected to the UCSF network or VPN you may proceed. If you are connecting remotely, please connect to the UCSF VPN before accessing...
  • All merchants who accept electronic payments are required to understand, adhere to, and provide evidence of compliance to international payment security standards. UCSF is committed to ensuring the utmost protection of payment and personal information for our customers and patients.
  • This reference details a history of enhancements to the GL Verification tool.
  • The gift should meet the criteria of a capital asset: Tangible, Freestanding, Useful life of one year or longer, and Estimated value of $5,000 or greater. Donor, private individual, a corporation, or some other entity should provide a statement in writing that:
  • Sundry Debtor is an invoice billed to external customers (not affiliated with UC) for usage of UCSF properties or services. Departments complete the Sundry request form and send it along with supporting document to [email protected]. The Controller’s Office assigns an invoice number and...
  • Recharges and central costed activities occur when one unit of the University provides services that benefit other units internally. These activities may be specifically identifiable based on usage such as expenses for off-site storage, or generally in support of a shared resource such as...
  • Both the video from the June 10, 2019 broadcast below and the PDF slides include the question and answer session. For easy access to the website references used in the slide presentation, see 2018-19 Fiscal Year-End Close Presentation Website Links.
  • Business Registration Renewal Confirmation Document
  • For each country outside of the United States where UCSF has established operations, financial transactions are recorded in PeopleSoft using a foreign Business Unit. Intended only for use by UCSF Global Programs accounting teams, the Business Units allow for the recording and reporting of...
  • Country codes used at UCSF.
  • This table of Project Use, Project Name, and Project Descriptions indicates whether a user can add a non-shared Project.
  • PDF of slide deck.  View the recorded presentation (includes audio) for full information. 
  • This reference guide describes Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) Types used in the PCI DSS compliance monitoring process.
  • Both the video from the June 8, 2020 broadcast, and the PDF slides include the question and answer session. For easy access to the website references used in the slide presentation, see 2019-20 Fiscal Year-End Close Presentation Website Links.
  • The General Ledger (GL) Verification Advisory Group's charter is to support the continuous improvement of the GL Verification Tool.
  • In certain instances, the University may act as a fiscal agent for outside agencies such as student, faculty, staff, governmental, or private organizations or activities. An agency fund is used to record the administration of monies for the outside agency where the intended use is for a mutually...

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