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This issue covers the various benefits that Stanford enjoys as a tax-exempt organization, risks and compliance requirements associated with these benefits, and the roles and responsibilities of employees and key members of the financial ecosystem.

Updated Employee Gifts section.

Updated the Computers, Printers, and Software section.

In Non Permissible Purchases, renamed and updated Technology section and updated laboratory animals information.

Added a new section that provides best practices for Standard Blanket purchase orders.

Made comprehensive content updates.

Added information in the How To Change PTA, Add Funds, Change Expenditure Type details.

Updated non-permissible eCommerce purchases, to clarify third party sellers and provide guidance on Stanford-vetted options.

Stanford University’s financial account structure identifies each organization by a four-character alphabetical organization (org) code. The Organization Code Hierarchy Tool enables effective governance of this structure by defining parent-child organizational relationships and group information... Stanford UBO and FMS are building a new, robust organizational hierarchy management system to more effectively and efficiently support a broader set of the university's needs, launching July 1, 2023.

Updated guidance for purchasing common types of services.