Refunds and Reimbursements
Refund of Participation Fees
Refunds of participation fees are recorded as reductions to revenues already received. Refunds paid during the same fiscal year in which a program or event will take place are recorded in 5886. Refunds paid in the current fiscal year for a program or event which will take place in the next fiscal year are recorded in 2490.
How to Process a Payment to be Charged to a Revenue Code
A revenue code is charged when a refund is made to an individual or organization from which Baylor University previously received income. An example is the refund of a program fee originally paid to Baylor by a student who later declined to participate in a study abroad program.
A transaction for an amount less than $5,000 should be processed on a PeopleSoft voucher by the requesting department.
A transaction for an amount of $5,000 or greater should be processed by the submission of a request to Accounts Payable so that a PeopleSoft voucher may be prepared for the requesting department. Sufficient explanations, justification and supporting documentation, as well as authorized departmental approval must be submitted.
Reimbursements
A reimbursement to Baylor should be recorded in the account where the actual expenditure was recorded.
Examples include:
- Personal long distance phone calls reimbursed to 9376.
- Overpayment of student group travel arrangements reimbursed to 9389.
