Accounting for Fees

You will not be billed for the discount fees by the vendors (MC/VISA/Discover/JCB/AMEX). MC/VISA /Discover/JCB fees are automatically fed into the GL much like the income. This data will appear as a line item with the document code of CCCH. The Office of the Treasurer then pays the total amount of fees for MC/Visa/Discover/JCB to our processor. For AMEX, the Office of the Treasurer initially pays the fees. An Internal Billing (IB) is prepared for each Merchant's fees to reimburse the University according to the card type and fee rate for the payment made. The IB document will direct the expense to the KFS Expense Account number and object code that was provided when setting up your Merchant account. Any time a Merchant wishes to use a different account number or object code, the fiscal officer should submit a request using this form. If you are unsure which object code for expense is most appropriate, you can consult the chart of accounts for guidance.

Suggestions in the order as the "best" fit for payment card discount fees are:

Campus Object Code
Bloomington 4512
IUPUI 4006, 5010, 4512
Northwest 4006, 5010
Columbus 5010
East 5010
Kokomo 5010
South Bend 5010
Southeast 5010
BA 5010, 4200
IA 4006
UA 5010

The individual expense account is accounted for as follows: The Expense account will be debited for the processing fees. The account will coincide with the merchant statements.

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