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The university pays directly or reimburses individuals for expenses that are necessary and appropriate to conduct university business. Expenditures must be consistent with the university’s purchasing policies and guidelines as well as the guiding principles and IRS regulations with regard to...

Many students, post-doctoral scholars, faculty and staff travel on behalf of Stanford. To be reimbursed for this travel, travelers and travel arrangers must follow university policy; in most cases airfare, hotels, and car rentals for university-sponsored travel must be booked through a Stanford...

Topics Include: Updating your travel profile, changes to international lodging reimbursements, new eReceipts app, reminders about visitor travel, new Egencia systems page, split travel guidance, travel prizes, and travel resources.

FMS uses the Client Satisfaction Survey to gather feedback from faculty and staff that fuels action plans for continuous improvements. This article covers the latest on those projects.

FMS is continuously working to improve the Fingate user experience. Planned and completed changes range from search improvements, navigation updates and content revisions. Learn more about recent and upcoming changes on this news page.

A new eReceipts app developed by Stanford Financial Management Services, in partnership with University IT, will allow users to upload and share images of receipts from their mobile device. Developed in response to user feedback, the app helps users manage business and travel expense receipts...

This newsletter focuses on balancing risk and benefit considerations in determining the appropriate purchasing method.

Topics include: Booking Channels and Hotel and Car Rental policy updates for 2022, Exemptions to the Stanford Travel booking policy, Top Travel resources on Fingate, New virtual Office Hours and Information Sessions and Stanford Travel promotions, Travel Resources.

Topics include: New Stanford Travel Booking policy and exemptions desk guide, Common questions about booking university-sponsored travel, New resource on how to manage expenses related to travel cancellations, Booking channel agent fees updated in September, FMS updates related to COVID-19: Travel...

The Client Satisfaction Survey is an ongoing conversation with the Stanford community to learn about their experiences with the financial tools, systems and services that FMS provides and uses that feedback to inform strategic initiatives and continuous improvements.