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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced interim Form I-9 procedures to defer the physical presence requirement as an accommodation to employers complying with state shelter-in-place requirements. Learn more about the provision and temporary policies.

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...

This third issue of the newsletter focuses on governance, roles and responsibilities with examples of the concepts applied to PCard and donor gift stewardship.

Topics Include: New Expenditure Details report view, new ad hoc user forum, managing your aging and force cleared transactions and more

Employee Gifts: Interim Policy Until further notice, there is an interim policy in place with regard to the taxable limit for personal gifts. The COVID-19 interim policy is permitted only when allowed by the unit policy and the current budget. Types of gifts and current policies: Service milestone...

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.

Topics include MS Project Updates, Operational Reminders, and Trainings

Digital Payments, a new payment option in the Expense Requests System (ERS), is a secure and efficient way to reimburse visitors for their travel expenses. Launched on June 21 as the first phase of the Alternative Payments Solution project, Digital Payments was developed to simplify and enhance the...

Summer 2021 topics include: Travel Policy exclusions and guidance, new Digital Payments visitor travel reimbursements, Egencia savings finger feature, car rental policy update, ERS enhancements to airline fields, StudentUniverse profile creation