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How can you tell if an account is not restricted (, and thus can be used for purchases not eligible to restricted fund accounts )such as printer toner?

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Some account numbers may not be used to buy certain things. An account may be restricted from buying toner, for example.

"Office supplies" are not allowed.

Incorrect use of funds costs everyone because we have to use staff time to transfer funds to the correct accounts.

  • It's the researchers' responsibility to use the correct accounts for the correct purchases. (Not the responsibility of the processors, such as ChemIT, who often provided an account number to buy something for a research group.)
  • Restricted funds are defined by the federal government in A21 Regulation, "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions".
    • No alcohol for consumption
    • No general office equipment, supplies, etc.

Use non-restricted (safe) accounts instead.

Account conventions used in CCB

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