Purpose

To identify the type of expenditure being made (operating expense, purchase, agreement, etc.)

Guidelines

Use the object code descriptions in the Chart of Account Objects to determine what object code should be used when making a payment.

The following list of object codes are those most commonly used. The X indicates where in QE2 the object code is available for use:

Object Code	Description	Operating	Purchasing	Agreement	Exp Remb
541100	Accounting and Auditing			X
521900	Awards Expense	X
571100	Board and Lodging	X			X
583600	Comm & Electronic Equipment		X
521290	Communication Expense-Data Only	X
521291	Communication Expense -Video	X
521200	Communication Expense –Voice/Data	X			X
583300	Computer Hardware		X
534901	Conference Meals	X
522200	Conference Registration Fees	X	X		X
574600	Contractual Travel			X
521400	Data Processing	X
555100	Data Processing Software License Service Fees		X
522100	Dues/Subscriptions	X			X
547100	Education Service (speaker fees)			X
534600	Educational Supplies		X
522500	Employee Moving Expense	X			X
533900	Food (IL labs)		X
521300	Freight	X			X
583000	Furniture & Office Equipment		X
533100	Household Supplies		X
547300	Interpreters			X
543100	IT Consulting-Applications			X
543200	IT Consulting-Hardware/Software			X
543300	IT Consulting-Other			X
549200	Janitorial			X
522600	Job Applicant Expense	X			X
548500	Lawn/Snow Removal			X
541500	Legal Services			X
571900	Meal-One Day Travel				X
571600	Meals-Not in Travel Status	X
535100	Medical Supplies		X
574500	Mileage Reimbursement				X
575100	Miscellaneous Travel Expense				X
534900	Miscellaneous Supplies		X
532101	Noncapitalized Computer Equipment ($100-$1,499)		X
532100	Noncapitalized Equipment ($100-$499)		X
531100	Office Supplies		X
554900	Other Contractual Services			X
559100	Other Operating Expense	X
521100	Postage	X			X
521500	Publication/Printing	X			X
548700	Refuse/Recycling			X
524600	Rent-Buildings	X
525400	Rent-Communication Equipment	X
524700	Rent-Meeting Rooms	X
525100	Rent-Office Equipment	X
525500	Rent-Other	X
527500	Repair & Maintenance-Comm Equipment	X
527400	Repair & Maintenance-Data Processing Equipment	X
527100	Repair & Maintenance-Office Equipment	X
526100	Repair & Maintenance-Property	X
527200	Repair & Maintenance-Vehicles	X
555200	Software-New Purchases		X
572100	Transportation-Not State Owned	X			X
573100	Transportation-State Owned	X
523100	Utilities	X
538100	Vehicle & Equipment Supplies	X	X		X