UCD Accounting Glossary

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Term	Definition
Recharge	The assessment and collection by one university department of a charge to recover the direct costs of providing goods or services to another university department. A type of payment made via a UC expenditure account with financial object code 39xx and budget object SUB9. See Revenue and Income for additional payment information.
Reference Tables	Behind the scenes tables that contain the information used to create transactions (e.g. account, organization, etc.). Can be displayed to locate information needed for completing a transaction.
Refund	To return money in restitution, repayment, or balancing of accounts.
Reimbursement	A repayment, commonly for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by an employee, such as for travel. Also refers to payment by agencies to the University for costs incurred under contracts.
Requisition (PR)	The document used by departments to requisition goods and services through the Purchasing and Business Contracts departments. Visit the online reference manual for more information.
Restricted Funds	Funds, the use of which must be made in accordance with restrictions, directions, or instructions placed on them by donors or outside agencies.
Revenue	Inflow of funds from sales, services, fees, gifts, or other sources. Two types of revenue are recorded in DaFIS: recharge and income.
Routing	The process of sending electronic documents to others for approval or information.

Term

Definition

Recharge

The assessment and collection by one university department of a charge to recover the direct costs of providing goods or services to another university department.
A type of payment made via a UC expenditure account with financial object code 39xx and budget object SUB9. See Revenue and Income for additional payment information.

Reference Tables

Behind the scenes tables that contain the information used to create transactions (e.g. account, organization, etc.). Can be displayed to locate information needed for completing a transaction.

Refund

To return money in restitution, repayment, or balancing of accounts.

Reimbursement

A repayment, commonly for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by an employee, such as for travel. Also refers to payment by agencies to the University for costs incurred under contracts.

Requisition (PR)

The document used by departments to requisition goods and services through the Purchasing and Business Contracts departments. Visit the online reference manual for more information.

Restricted Funds

Funds, the use of which must be made in accordance with restrictions, directions, or instructions placed on them by donors or outside agencies.

Revenue

Inflow of funds from sales, services, fees, gifts, or other sources. Two types of revenue are recorded in DaFIS: recharge and income.

Routing

The process of sending electronic documents to others for approval or information.

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