Using F&A Excludable Account Codes
Certain types of costs, although allowable per UNM policy, must be excluded from UNM’s “Facilities and Administrative” (F&A) proposed rate calculation, per Federal Regulations. Refer to 2 CFR Part 200 ("Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards"). Information on excludable costs begins with section 200.420 under “General Provisions for Selected Items of Cost.”
To ensure that these costs are properly excluded from the F&A calculation proposal, specific account codes must be used for these “excludable” transactions. Therefore, department personnel should confirm that the correct excludable account code is being used on any F&A excludable payment request or other transaction.
Some typical F&A Excludable expenses incurred by UNM departments are as follows. This is NOT an all-inclusive list of F&A Excludable transactions.
- Alcoholic beverages
- Commencement and convocation costs
- Entertainment costs
- Lobbying costs
- Costs of membership in civic, community, or social organizations
- Color advertisements for employment recruitment
- Student activity costs
The following F&A Excludable account codes are available for use in Banner:
Acct | Description | Common Usage |
31B0 | Food F&A Excludable Gen | Alcohol; Food for entertaining, fund raising, alumni activities, marketing, lobbying; Office refreshments not consumed primarily by guests of UNM or at business meetings. |
37Y0 | Supply Costs F&A Excludable | Commencement supplies; Student activity costs; Alumni activities; Fundraising |
39Y0 | Travel F&A Excludable | Travel associated with entertaining; Lobbying; Cost of air travel that exceeds cost of lowest commercial discount airfare. |
62Y0 | Telephone Charges F&A Excludable | |
6350 | Promotional Exp F&A Excludable Gen | Advertising |
69Y0 | Professional Service F&A Excludable | |
75Y0 | Repairs Maintenance F&A Excludable | |
80A0 | F&A Excludable Gen | Membership in civic, community, or social organizations |
Please consult the appropriate Financial Services accounting office with questions regarding whether your particular transaction is F&A Excludable, and if clarification is needed regarding which account code to use:
Contract and Grant Accounting – Main Campus: 277-4721
Contract and Grant Accounting – HSC: 272-9383
Unrestricted Accounting – Main Campus: 277-2018
Unrestricted Accounting – HSC: 272-6266
