General Information
Recharge centers charge for providing goods and services to others; they are distinguished from other activity because they charge primarily internal customers.
If you are interested in establishing a new Recharge center please fill out the Service and Recharge Assessment form and someone will reach out to you.
Operating Activity
All service and recharge activity must include one of two Resource Worktags: RS100073 Center Operations Resource or RS100076 Equipment Reserve Resource.
Operating activity includes:
- Salaries and benefits of personnel working for the center
- Supplies
- Purchased services such as maintenance contracts, etc.
- Income from sales of goods or services
The fund balance in this Cost Center less working capital is included when preparing an annual rate proposal.
Depreciation Activity
Depreciation expense is automatically processed as part of the period close activity and posted monthly. Depreciation expense is posted to RS100073 Center Operations Resource. Centers should request their Shared Environment perform a fund transfer to move the depreciation expense to RS100076 Equipment Reserve Resource on a monthly basis. This reserve can be used to depreciate equipment and purchase equipment. This type of activity can include:
- Purchases of equipment costing over $5,000 per individual item.
- Surcharges to non-UW, non-federal customers.
If service or recharge centers want to include equipment depreciation or equipment use allowance in the recharge rates, they must recognize the depreciation expense activity with this transfer. Please see Service and Recharge Depreciation Treatment Chart for more detail.