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CSU POLICY

Section 3000 Policies

Policy Number:  3102.08

Policy Title: Recording Deposits to the General Ledger

Policy Effective Date: April 1, 2011

Last Revision Date: July 1, 2011
(see revision history)

POLICY OBJECTIVE

It is the policy of the CSU that all deposits be verified and recorded into the general ledger promptly and accurately. Each campus must prepare written procedures to implement this policy.

POLICY STATEMENT

Recordings to the General ledger and/or Receivable accounts must occur within an appropriate amount of time as determined by campus procedure but should be made within the same accounting period as the transaction. 

Individuals with cash handling responsibilities cannot prepare or post journal entries.

All journal entries must be reviewed and approved by authorized employees in the Accounting Office.  The preparer and reviewer/approver must be different persons.

All unidentified deposits will be posted to a specific “Uncleared Collections” account.  The Accounting Office is responsible for researching and attributing items posted to the Uncleared Collections account. This account must be reconciled on a timetable consistent with Accounting’s reconciliation policy.

 

APPLICABILITY AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

 

REVISION HISTORY

• April 1, 2011 (Initial Issuance Date)

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