Stanford Travel Updates and Hot Topics
2023-11-17
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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 for university-sponsored travel must be booked through a Stanford Travel booking channel...
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Excellence in Financial Stewardship | Issue 9open_in_new
2023-11-16
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This newsletter focuses on general tax compliance considerations and provides a framework for paying individuals, and then dives deeper into several unique higher education activities that we manage.
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Business Expense Updates and Hot Topics
2023-11-10
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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...
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Updated resources to support honoraria and human subject payments
2023-10-10
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There has been a significant increase in the number of honoraria payments and payments to human subjects, including related travel reimbursements, since university operations fully resumed following the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, from calendar year 2019 to 2022, the number of honoraria...
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Continuous Improvements to Fingate
2023-06-29
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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.
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Excellence in Financial Stewardship | Issue 8open_in_new
2023-06-22
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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.
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Year-End Close: 2023 Reminders and Deadlines
2023-05-31
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It's that time of year again! The year-end close (YEC) process of recording and reporting expenses from September through August gives a snapshot of the university's transactional activity each fiscal year. For an in-depth look at the process, review Topic Overview: Year-End Close. Schedules and...
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New Streamlined Travel Booking Exception Process
2023-05-25
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Effective immediately, Global Risk will directly manage the travel booking exception request process in order to support travelers and include the itinerary in the university travel registry.
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Stanford Travel Newsletter: Spring 2023open_in_new
2023-05-08
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Topics include: Get Flexibility and Perks with Stanford Travel, Prepare for Summer Travel, Easily Access Key Travel Through Fingate Systems Button, Coming Soon: New Egencia Guest Booking Process, New Stanford Travel Promotions in 2023, In Case You Missed It resources, and other resources.
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New Travel Booking Channel, Key Travel, to Replace FCM
2023-03-21
The Stanford Travel team is excited to announce a new booking channel, Key Travel, that launched on Monday, March 20. Key Travel is the world’s largest travel management company specializing in the humanitarian and academic sectors. In addition to Stanford-negotiated rates, Key Travel offers...
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