Transfer of Funds to Capital Projects and Plant Funds

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The procedures for processing Current fund transfers to Plant funds (unexpended plant funds, retirement of indebtedness funds and renewal & replacement funds) and transfer of Renewal and Replacements funds/Unexpended Plant funds to capital projects have been changed due to the elimination of temporary budget transactions for non-contract and grant current funds in BFS.

Capital Projects and Plant Fund Transfer Form To Be Submitted

When there is a need identified by a department to transfer funds from Current funds to Plant funds or from renewal and replacement funds/unexpended plant funds to capital projects, the department needs to fill out the Capital Project and Plant Fund Transfer Form to provide the current fund or renewal and replacement fund/unexpended plant fund chartstring, transfer amount, the departmental information, and the preparer/approver information for the fund transfers.

Please see the Instructions for Preparing the Capital Projects and Plant Fund Transfer Form for completing the form.

Once the Capital Project and Plant Fund Transfer Form is completed with the required information, the form should be submitted as an email attachment to: plant-accounting@berkeley.edu

Timeline for Processing the Capital Projects and Plant Fund Transfer Form

General Accounting checks the email daily for the fund transfer requests and prepares the necessary entries in BFS within three working days after the Capital Project and Plant Fund Transfer Forms are received. The actual current fund balance transfers will be recorded in department IDs. Requesting departments should review the BAIRS reports to verify the fund transfers are recorded correctly in the current fund balance accounts.

Return of Plant Funds to Current Funds

There are situations for which retirement of indebtedness funds or unexpended plant funds need to be transferred back to current funds or renewal and replacement funds, such as to return capital project surplus funds to funding units. In these situations, General Accounting initiates the necessary entries in BFS for the fund balance returns.

Unexpended Plant Fund Transfer to Capital Projects

There are situations for which funds are already recorded in unexpended plant funds, e.g. gift funds, departmental provision, and Campus’ provision. The owners of the unexpended plant funds should submit the Capital Project and Plant Fund Transfer Form to request the unexpended plant funds to be transferred or appropriated to capital projects.