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ALAO Procedures Manual
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Budget Account Codes

A complete account code should have both a prefix, indicating the ALAO division/activity and a suffix, indicating whether the activity involved income or expense to the organization. All income suffixes begin with i. All expense suffixes begin with x.

The following prefix and suffix codes have been approved by OCA for ALAO accounts. OCA has determined that all ALAO accounts being with an S5 prefix. Changes in ALAO prefix codes need to be preapproved by OCA. Suffix codes are standardized for all OCA organizations. The most commonly used suffixes are in bold.

Account Prefixes:
General ALAO/OCAS51
NewsletterS52
Annual Conference-CurrentS531
Annual Conference-Next YearS532
MembershipS54
Membership SurveyS541
General BoardS56
Professional Development CommitteeS561
Project FundsS562
RetreatS563
Nominating CommitteeS564
Research & Publications CommitteeS565
Awards CommitteeS566
Public Relations CommitteeS567
Program CommitteeS568
Instruction Interest Group (IIG)S581
Collection Management Interest Group (CMIG)S582
Curriculum Materials Center Interest Group (CMCIG)S583
Diversity CommitteeS584
Support Staff Interest Group (SSIG)S585
Technical Services Interest Group (TSIG)S586
Government Relations TeamS587
Distance Learning Interest Group (DLIG)S588

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Account Suffixes: Income
Duesia
Gifts/Grantsib
Interestic
Registration Feesie
Contractsif
Salesig
Miscellaneousim
Overhead Receiptsioh
Transfer Receiptsitr
Travel/Meal Reimbursementsixc
Supply Reimbursementsixd
Telephone Reimbursementsixh
Postage Reimbursementsixp
Insurance Reimbursementsixi

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Account Suffixes: Expenses
Professional Salaryxaa
Clerical Salaryxab
Occasional Laborxac
Professional Benefitsxba
Clerical Benefitsxbb
Individual Travel/Meals/Entertainmentxc
Suppliesxd
Equipment Purchasesxep
Equipment Leasexel
Equipment Servicexes
Subscriptions/Membershipxf
Rentxg
Telephonexh
Insurancexi
Bankingxj
Honorariaxk
Group Meals/Rooms/Arrangementsxl
Miscellaneousxm
Printing/Copyingxn
Overheadxoh
Postagexp
Feesxqf
Refundxrf
Professional Servicesxsv
Transfer Disbursementxtr
Taxesxts
Tuitionxu
Research Grantxw
Registrationxv
Bad Checkxyz

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Current Revision: 04/2007
Previous Revision: 06/1999