Read the September 2023 Business Operations Newsletter for the latest business updates and reminders.

This month’s newsletter includes information on the following:

• New travel guidance and policies
• Federal fiscal year-end
• Effort Reporting deadline
• New penalties for splitting charges on a PCard
• NC Ag Foundation reminders
• Soliciting funds
• Hotel prepayment reminder
• Adding attachments to ServiceNow incidents
• Procurement reminders
• Required documentation for all forms of payment
• University guidelines related to group meals, conferences and meetings
• Reminder for purchasing food and beverages for breakrooms
• New travel subsistence rates
• New travel guides on the CBO website
• Tips to avoid travel denials
• Guidance on personal travel and most economical travel
• Travel mileage rate changes
• Parking limit increase at RDU
• Accounts Receivable deposit guides and resources
• Format for back-up journals
• New process for requisitions between $5,000 and $25,000
• Requesting personal reimbursement
• Dean’s signature for AP-107 form
• Clarification on alcohol and corking fees
• REU stipend payments
• PCard and Fleet Card deadlines and reminders
• New Pre-Award webpage
• Effective dates for proposals and reports
• RED implementation
• Sponsored Programs report for RPT dossiers
• NIH’s update to policy on Subaward/Consortium Written Agreements
• SDC submission reminder
• CBO staff updates