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Official Memorandums on Trust Fund Policy and Law

BY THE UNC OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT:

       * Administrative Memorandum #302 (February 8, 1980) Superceeds #113 (January 25, 1979):
"Resolution of the Board of Governors and Administrative Procedures Relative to Trust Fund Legislation" provides for the administrative policies and procedures governing the establishment of Institutional Trust Funds.

       * Administrative Memorandum #131 (January 11, 1980):
"Administrative Procedures Relative to Trust Fund Legislation - Receipts-Supported Extension Instruction and Public Service Activities" provides definitions on Extension Instruction and Public Service activities and accounting and budgeting procedures applicable to receipts-supported Extension Instruction and Public Service activities.  This memorandum requires that all receipts and balances related to budget purposes of Extension Instruction (103), Educational Television (141), and Community Services (142) be deposited directly into the appropriate General Fund academic budget code of each institution.  These activities are considered part of the institution's continuation budget.  This memo indicates that the Office of State Budget and Management acknowledges the need to carry forward receipts related to these programs from one fiscal year to the next in order to provide sufficient working capital and program development funds, to help meet the costs of courses or activities where revenues and corresponding expenditures do not occur within the same fiscal year, and to meet other justified needs.  In this regard, the Office of State Budget and Management has indicated that all justified institutional requests for such purposes at the end of each fiscal year will be honored.

(IMPORTANT - Carry-forwards must go through the proper channels at the University - Provost / Chancellor - before a request is made to the OSBM.   If carry-forward request is authorized by the Provost / Chancellor, OSBM has the ultimate approval to approve or deny the request.  Carry-forwards are not automatic or guaranteed.)

 

BY THE OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT:

*        Memorandum  (October 17, 1980):

"Entertainment Expenses" Connected With Receipts - Supported Extension Instruction and Public Service Funds" provides that institutions may continue to provide for entertainment expenses connected with extension and public service activities provided that a separate and identifiable special activity charge is assessed of participants to fully cover such expenses.  Entertainment expenses include costs associated with luncheons, banquets, social hours, coffee breaks, etc. Funds collected for entertainment purposes will be deposited into an institutional trust fund account entitled "Special Activities, Extension Instruction and Public Service".  All entertainment expenses for extension instruction and public service activities will be paid from this trust fund account.  The trust fund account will be considered under the definition of Institutional Trust Funds covered by Administrative Memorandum #113 and all other rules and regulations applicable to such funds.  The trust fund will be identified as a component of the Institutional Trust Fund category entitled "Institutional Auxiliary Enterprises and Activities Supporting Scholarship Funds and Student Activity Programs".

*        Memorandum (December 4, 1980):

"Revision to Policies and Procedures Outlined in Memorandum of October 17, 1980 concerning "Entertainment Expenses" connected with Receipts - Supported Extension Instruction and Public Service Funds" provides amendments to the memorandum of October 17, 1980 to remove requirement to have a separate and identifiable special activity charge to cover the costs of "entertainment expenses" but is encouraged.  Fees or charges assessed to cover entertainment costs may be included as a part of the registration fee or extension fee.  If a separate and identifiable charge is made to cover entertainment cost, such receipts should be collected and deposited directly to the "Special Activities, Extension Instruction and Public Service" trust fund account.  If charges for entertainment costs are commingled with the registration fee or course fee, the total amount of such receipts should be collected and deposited to the appropriate revenue line in the general fund operating budget.  In this case, the amount of such receipts collected that are necessary to cover entertainment costs should be transferred to the trust fund account.  Only the exact amount required to cover entertainment expenses should be transferred.