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This newsletter, covers the risks and best practices with stewarding gifts using scenarios such as spending in accordance with the gift terms, when a donor’s gift is unspent, and navigating difficult and uncertain situations.

Financial Management Services (FMS) and University IT (UIT) have partnered to create a new self-service inquiry tool in Oracle Financials that allows users to look up an organization’s suspense account PTAs. If they are a budget officer, they can also create and send a request to change the suspense... On July 1, Stanford employees will have access to a new self-service inquiry tool that allows all Oracle Financials users to look up their organization’s suspense account PTAs and allows budget officers to request updates to them.

Reorganized Exemptions section into a table

In University Policy, clarified IRS/Tax info; in Non-Permissible Expenses clarified leave, gifts, mobile devices, and sales

This article provides a summary of guidance for suppliers and employees who are impacted by recent bank closures, for example Silicon Valley Bank.

Retitled table to "Non-Permissible Expenses"

Updated three sections: faculty pay spreads, off-quarter pay, and payments for benefits.

New section on Tips and Gratuities added (for meals and ground transportation)

Clarified travel policy "Exception Process" language; clarified faculty/student/staff commute as non-reimbursable