January 29, 2026
We've recently updated the Capital Assets chapter of the Accounting Handbook to reflect the new and different thresholds at the campuses:
- Effective July 1, 2025, the equipment capitalization threshold is $10,000 for CU Boulder and System Administration.
- That threshold remains at $5,000 for UCCS and CU Denver|Anschutz, consistent with their currently approved indirect cost rates.
For questions, please reach out to your campus controller's office contact:
- Boulder: property@colorado.edu
- Colorado Springs: acctfinc@uccs.edu
- Denver | Anschutz: Finance.AM@ucdenver.edu
- System Administration: accounting@cu.edu



