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Last 20 FAQ's

1
Q: What kind of training is available for ePERS (electronic personnel eff...
A: Personnel Effort Reporting is a federal requirement for everyone worki...
2
Q: What is meant by carry forward of unobligated funds?
A: Unobligated funds are the portion of the funds authorized by the spons...
3
Q: What is an application for a sponsored project?
A: It's a completed application for funding (scientific presentation, bu...
4
Q: How can I learn more about proposal processing for sponsored projects?
A: Start by visiting your Sponsored Programs office website:= ...
5
Q: I have heard there is a form to be filled out to allow an employee to ...
A: This is the link to form you're after: ...
6
Q: How long are payroll and benefits encumbered?
A: For encumbrance calculations, the system program looks at a series of ...
7
Q: Where can I find out about the latest financial and compliance-related...
A: The best place is the OUC website, ...
8
Q: What is Fiscal Certification and where can I find more information abo...
A: The APS, "Fiscal Certification", which went into effect June 30, 2005,...
9
Q: What are the new mileage reimbursement rates?
A: See the PSC newsletter, ...
10
Q: How do you change incorrect information that is in fields in PeopleSof...
A: For UCD non-gift programs, contact the Finance office. For UCD pr...
11
Q: How is jury pay handled? Is it paid to the employee or the university?...
A: If the person is classified, the employee keeps the pay (see ...
12
Q: What is the account code for registration to a conference (out-of-town...
A: Use 553000 "Conference Registration Fees".
13
Q: I have a non-employee who we need to reimburse for some travel expense...
A: Yes, CU can still process. PSC would like to have the SS# so we know w...
14
Q: Who to contact to order printed IN forms (multi-paper / carbon copy va...
A: Years ago we had multipart, preprinted IN forms, but now we only have ...
15
Q: What is an asset?
A: An Asset is tangible or intangible personal and real property such as ...
16
Q: With respect to reading financial reports for clinical trials, which d...
A: On the Balance Sheet Detail report, look under "ASSETS"--if any paymen...
17
Q: Where can I find a list of fiscal period closing dates?
A: Year-end calendar information is available on the University Controlle...
18
Q: Does a report exist that shows POs/SPOs/PRs that are awaiting my appro...
A: Currently, there is not a report but the information is easy to find i...
19
Q: What is the Outstanding Encumbrances report?
A: The OUTSTANDING ENCUMBRANCES REPORT is an itemized list of all encumbr...
20
Q: How exactly does the system calculate payroll encumbrances?
A: There is an excellent description of payroll encumbrance calculation o...