Business Expense Updates and Hot Topics
2024-03-19
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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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Continuous Improvements to Fingate
2024-02-22
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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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Digital Payments Temporarily Inaccessible During Transition to New Platform
2023-11-30
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This winter, J.P. Morgan is replacing the payment platform it uses for Digital Payments, a payment method that allows Stanford to quickly reimburse visitors for certain domestic travel expenses using either Zelle, a secure nationwide digital payment network, or Automated Clearing House (ACH) bank...
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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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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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Turning Feedback Into Action
2023-02-01
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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.
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International Lodging Maximums Change on April 8
2022-09-27
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Starting April 8, 2022, Stanford will align its international lodging reimbursement maximums for actual expenses to the federal per diem rates, meaning that the same maximum applies for international lodging whether the traveler uses the per diem or actual expenses reimbursement method. In some...
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FMS Client Satisfaction Survey
2021-09-22
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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.
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Users Praise Redesigned Fingate Website
2021-04-22
Fingate's user-centered redesign improved the website's functionality and received positive feedback
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