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Cost Transfers

What is a Cost Transfer?

A cost transfer is the transfer of a cost incurred initially on one university program/project and subsequently transferred to a sponsored project. A cost transfer does not include items posted to a suspense account or program that are cleared to the appropriate project on a timely basis.

Cost Transfer Policy 

Team Talks - Cost Transfers Presentation Slides (April 2022)

For more information specific to the transactions for cost transfer, please see the Journal Entry and PETs links to the left. 

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