Published: June 1, 2023

GASB 96 provided new accounting guidelines for subscription agreements to use a third party’s IT resource, e.g. software, platform, or server, for a defined period of time. In fiscal year 2024, the Campus Controller’s Office will monitor the general ledger for any new GASB 96 agreements.

In order to facilitate this review, please use the following accounts when purchasing IT subscriptions:

Account Account Description
500203 Centralized File Servers
500204 Remote Access Servers
500208 Database
500209 Library Integrated Systems
500213 IT Hosting Services
500215 IT Data Storage Services
500300 IT Rentals
500400 IT Software Licenses
500600 IT Contractual Services
501300 Software
527607 Instructional Software

Agreements for IT services or maintenance only orÌýfor an IT component that we are not getting from that vendorÌýare excluded from GASB 96. Please use the following accounts for these types of agreements:

Account Account Description
500200 IT Services
500201 Desktop Support
500205 UMS Mainframe Services
500500 IT Maintenance Agreements
500603 IT Maint Svcs
500700 IT Consultants