Where can information be obtained that describes the purpose of a Transaction Code?
Read the comments section on the Transaction Code (TC) in the CALSTARS Procedures Manual, Volume 5. The comments section describes each TC’s purpose and includes coding tips and helpful information. The CALSTARS Procedures Manual, Volume5, is available on our CALSTARS website at: www.dof.ca.gov/html/calstars/cpm.htm. • A Controller’s Journal Entry (JE) shows expenditures posting to a non-shared fund. The Organization Code on the JE is not the agency’s. What should be done? If the JE is not posted, the General Ledger balances for Cash and Fund Balance will not agree with the Controller’s. The JE affects the General Ledger balance, but does not post to any of the agency’s appropriations. The following two Transaction Codes are available for posting these transactions: TC 581-Decrease Fund Balance Dr 5530 Fund Balance-Unappropriated Cr 1140 Cash in State Treasury TC 582-Decrease Retained Earnings Dr 5540 Retained Earnings Cr 1140 Cash in State Treasury These TCs are used to record SCO jou
