Cost Transfer

Training Options & Requirements | Cost Transfers

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SARA Roles to Request | Cost Transfers

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What is the process if hours are distributed to the wrong chartstring(s)?

If hours were distributed to the wrong Chartstring (aka Full Accounting Unit / FAU), the department should initiate a Salary Cost Transfer transaction to move the expenses to the correct chartstring(s).

Best practice would be to check the Funding Entry for the position(s) to ensure it is corrected to avoid the same issue for future pay periods or any retro pay.

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When are BCTs processed?

Monday through Friday – at approximately 10 PM PST.

Cost Transfers

What are Cost Transfers about?

The Salary Cost Transfer (SCT) and Benefits Costs Transfer (BCT) modules in UCPath are vital for correcting and reallocating payroll expenses. By ensuring payroll costs align with funding sources, the SCT and BCT processes support accurate financial reporting, compliance, and budget management across UC Berkeley.

An employee’s work study award balance appears to have a negative balance. Can I submit a ‘Leave As-Is’ Salary Cost Transfer?

It depends.

Split Earnings: If the earnings include any split (W, D) or partial split (P, S, Y), the transaction will be cancelled during batch processing. You should never use the ‘Leave As-Is’ option with split or partially split earnings.

Unsplit Earnings: If the earnings are not split (blank) or split refusal (X), then the ‘Leave As-Is’ option can be used and will not be cancelled during batch processing.

An employee’s work study award balance appears to have a negative balance. Can I submit a ‘Re-Apply WS’ Salary Cost Transfer?

Yes. The ‘Re-Apply WS’ option will first unsplit the earnings in the transaction, crediting the award, and then, with the new award balance, attempt to re-split the earnings. If the award balance is positive after the award is credited, it will result in a split (W, D) or a partial split (P, S, Y). If the award balance is zero or negative after the award is credited, it will result in split refusal (X).

An employee’s work study award balance appears to have a negative balance. Can I submit an ‘Apply WS’ Salary Cost Transfer?

While the system will allow you to submit a Salary Cost Transfer using the ‘Apply WS’ option when the employee’s work study award balance is negative, the transaction will be cancelled during batch processing if the award balance is still negative at the time of batch processing.