Frequently Asked Questions
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Allocated Fringe Process
- Which funds use an allocated rate?
- How does the allocated process work?
- How are the allocated rates determined?
- I noticed that there are requisitions for fringes. How are these requisitions created?
- How are the fringe requisitions updated?
- How can I tell what allocated fringe costs are for what salary costs?
- When do the allocated rates change?
- What if I have an account where the actual fringe costs for a specific individual are less (or more) than the allocated rate used?
- If I am closing an account, what do I need to do for accounts that have fringe and overhead?
- What are the current allocated rates?
Budget to Accounting Process:
- What is the process to load Red Book budget data to the Accounting Master File?
- What is the process for the Summer Session Budget load?
- Can the working budget structure be changed after the Red Book budget is locked but before it is loaded to the Accounting Master File?
- What adjustments are done to the departmental budgets at a System/Campus level?
- How are the encumbrances ‘initialized’?
- How are the classified encumbrances updated for the pay plan and contract increases?
Invested Funds:
- How are earnings generated for 128 funds?
- How does this affect my 128 funds?
- What if I am trying to close a 128 operation?
Invoice Payment Process:
- A vendor called and claims he/she has not been paid yet. What do I do?
- I was charged for another department’s order. What do I do?
- My department was charged twice for the same item. What do I do?
Travel:
Policy and Procedures:
Shared Financial System
- Find answers in the "Breaking News" section of the project web site: http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/acct/sfs/news.html