Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
Section 166-475-0040 - Fiscal - Accounts Records(1)Annual Fiscal Reports Records document annual fiscal year-end status of accounts and is used to provide the office with summary information relating to its programs which may be used for planning or review. Records include Period 14 reconciliation reports; annual operating statements; schedules of rates; and related correspondence. (Retention: 10 years, destroy)(2)Building and Equipment Reserve Schedules Records document individual account summary and to show what the balance should be, as well as the amount of current year entries needed to bring the account up to that balance. The series also serves as backup to the general ledger entries. Information may include building or equipment value, required reserve, actual balance, deficiency, and amount to transfer in the current fiscal year. (Retention: 6 years, destroy)(3) Certificates of Participation Records document the administration of Certificates of Participation (COP's) primarily sold to finance institutional equipment, software, hardware, and consultants' time. The series may also be used to split COP debt service amongst the institutions and make entries charging them for COP related debt service. Records may include but are not limited to Certificates of Participation, COP budget development and cash draw down records, and related executive and administrative correspondence. (Retention: (a) Permanent, executive correspondence (b) 4 years after COP maturity, all other records, destroy)(4)Chart Element Reports Records document every fiscal FOAPAL element used by the institution which include Index, Fund, Organization, Account, Program, Activity and Location Codes. Records consist of reports generated on a particular FOAPAL element which include the element; a brief descriptive title; and effective, termination, and next change dates. (Retention: Until superseded or obsolete, destroy)(5)Chart Element Justification Records Records document fiscal chart of accounts elements and an office's request to establish a new index or FOAPAL element, change an existing element, or terminate an existing one. Records consist of request forms which include a description of the request, the proposed FOAPAL and index elements, effective date, and signatures of requesters and authorizing officials. (Retention: Permanent)(6)Closing of the Books Records Records document the resolution and reconciliation of accounts monitored by the institution, the OUS Budget and Fiscal Policies Office, or Controller's Office at the end of the fiscal year. Records include reconciliation statements provided by each institution to OUS Budgets and Fiscal Policies or the OUS Controller's Office concerning discrepant accounts for which they are responsible and related documentation and correspondence. (Retention: 6 years, destroy)(7) Development and Endowment Management Fee Records Records document the revenue earned quarterly on gift accounts and fees charged by the institution's development office. Information includes dates; gift account amounts and identification numbers; earnings; department or account responsible for payment; and fee amount. (Retention: 6 years, destroy)(8)General Ledger Statements Records document a complete monthly record of the final posting of all university financial transactions, listed by account number. It is used to prepare periodic financial statements. Records contain: the program name; account number; posting date; debit and credit amounts; new balance; and related information. This is a closed series that was discontinued when the institution adopted the Banner Financial Information System (FIS). (Retention: (a) 15 years for List 13, destroy (b) 5 years for Lists 1-12, destroy)(9)Miscellaneous Accounting Reports Records document the production of various accounting reports made by individual offices or departments on a daily, monthly, quarterly, or annual basis. These reports provide summary information relating to the department and its programs, and may be used for planning or review. Reports include operating statements, year-end projections, reconciliations, and expenditures by facilities, accumulated hours and dollars by employee, summaries of assets and liabilities, sales, cost accounting, and income. This series does not include the year-end Closing of the Books Reports. Records may include but are not limited to working papers; drafts; final reports; and related documentation and correspondence. (Retention: (a) 5 years for annual reports, destroy (b) 1 year for daily, monthly, and quarterly reports and working papers, destroy)(10)Operating and General Ledger Reconciliation Records Records document monthly reconciliations with the operating ledger or general ledger. Records consist of working papers and monthly reconciliation reports. (Retention: 6 years, destroy)Or. Admin. Code § 166-475-0040
OSA 3-1999, f. & cert. ef. 10-11-99; OSA 2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 2-14-03; OSA 3-2004, f. & cert. ef. 7-29-04; OSA 4-2009, f. & cert. ef. 6-29-09Stat. Auth.: ORS 192 & 357
Stats. Implemented: ORS 192.005-192.170 & 357.805-357.895