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Updated: Add information under Guiding Principles and Funding Source

Information added about tax reporting on uncleared transactions

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.

Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 Information Session presentation and recording

Updated: Jan. 26 BEST registration and description

Based on feedback from our campus users and the number of support requests submitted to the Financial Support Center, FMS is introducing a new Oracle Financials Inquiry Tool to improve system efficiency and awareness of transactions requiring pending action by yourself or others. The new Pending...

To improve the process for creating and clearing Advance Requests and reduce clearing errors, the Payment Services team has made several changes to system messages in the Expense Request System. Advances are most commonly used to pay in advance for Stanford-sponsored travel (although the Travel Card... Updated Advance Request System Messaging

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Topics covered: Major Travel Policy Changes Announced in June and July New Fingate Site Arriving Soon The Travel Card’s Hidden Perk Travel Resources