This activity is performed whenever cash is collected by the departments
and taken to the University Cashier's Office for deposit.
Department Cashier
1. University of Virginia policy requires that all funds received be
recorded immediately and deposited in a timely manner. (See University
Policy II.E.4 "Controlling Cash Items").
After completion of the deposit/receipt form, take the Deposit Receipt
Form and funds to the University Cashier's Office located in Carruther's
Hall.
2. All University depositors must restrict the placement of all endorsements either written or stamped to within 1 ½ inches of the trailing edge of the back of the check (see diagram below).
3. All checks deposited must be restrictively endorsed as below and include the department’s Integrated System Organization and Project codes.
For deposit only to within named payee/fund of
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
Department of_______________________
Oracle Org: ______ Oracle Project: ______
4. Determine the integrated System General Ledger account segment values for the
items to be deposited (Entity, Project, Fund Source, Object Code, Organization).
Entity: Determine the award to which the funds will be allocated, look on the “IS.FM_Award Common Attributes” report in Discoverer for the Award Purpose Code and use the first four digits as the Fund Source.
Project: Enter the funds project as the project number.
Fund Source: Determine the award to which the funds will be allocated, look on the “IS.FM_Award Common Attributes” report in Discoverer for the Award Purpose Code and use the first four digits as the Fund Source.
Note on Object Codes: In the majority of cases, the correct
object code for recording departmental revenue will be one of the
following:
| 4705 |
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Sales & Svcs - Edu Activities |
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| 4710 |
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Conference Income - Non Aux |
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| 4820 |
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Other Income |
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A complete listing of revenue object codes can be found by running the Discoverer report 'IS_GL_Object Codes'. Revenue object codes are in the 4xxx series of values.
5. Complete the Deposit/Receipt Form acording to the instructions below.
The form
is available on the UVA Forms Directory, under the Cashier's Office,
as a PDF document. This form is designed to be completed on line.
Please enter all required data before printing the form.
- Enter complete departmental information (i.e. departmental name,
address, contact person, and date).
- Enter TOTAL amount of checks and money orders, currency and coin,
and the TOTAL amount of all cash items included in the entire deposit.
- In the comment section you should provide an explanation of the
activity generating the cash items included in deposit. (Optional)
- Enter the COMPLETE Integrated System General Ledger account segment (Entity, Project, Fund Source, Object Code, Organization, see #4 above).
If this account is not valid, the funds will be credited to a University suspense
account and the Cashier's Office will notify the department. The funds
will remain in the suspense account until the department provides
a valid account to the Central Cashier's Office.
- Enter the amount credited for each General Ledger account string.
- Enter a description of the funds being deposited for each line.
(In the Oracle General Ledger the first 8 characters of the description will be the bank information the Cashier's Office uses to deposit these funds).
- At the bottom of the form(s), enter the page number and the total
dollars for that page.
- When you have completed the deposit form(s) enter the total pages
and total dollars for the deposit and record these totals on each
form.
- Attach an adding machine tape as verification of the total if more than one check.
6. Make a copy of the completed form for your records.
7. You will receive a receipt when the deposit is processed by the
Cashier's Office. The receipt will contain a unique number that should
be written on your copy of the Deposit/Receipt Form. Attach the receipt
to the form(s), with all original documentation supporting the deposit
and file. Original documentation may include: a record of checks and
cash received; copies of checks or check stubs; adding machine tapes;
or any other department records sufficient to satisfy an audit.
Foreign Checks in Foreign Currency or Foreign Bank Checks in US dollars are NOT accepted for deposit at the Cashier’s office. You should require your customer/student to remit US Dollars drawn on a US Bank. If that is not possible, then the University will accept a foreign wire in US Dollars which will be credited immediately. Contact the Banking Relations Coordinator in Accounting Services for instructions.
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