Business Offices News
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In partnership with University Information Technology Services (UITS), University Analytics, and Institutional Research (UAIR), Financial Services continuously works toward releasing improvements to the UAccess Financials system. The next release is planned for March 14, 2021; release dates are subject to change.
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The limited traffic on campus makes now a great time to surplus your excess University equipment. Surplus Property is available and ready to remove the unwanted equipment and supplies from your premises.
Posted under Purchasing
The UAccess Financials Tutorials, also known as UPK Tutorials, have moved to EDGE Learning. Learners may view them by searching the course catalog for UAccess Financials Reference Guides or following the EDGE course link. The EDGE platform conveniently allows tutorials to be housed in one location and accessible on-demand from any personal computing device. Direct links to the tutorials that are outside EDGE Learning will be deactivated beginning March 1, 2021.
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The University of Arizona receives Automated Clearing House (ACH) and wire payments that post in the UAccess Financials Electronic Payment Claim area. There are 83 payments dating back to August of 2018 that remain unclaimed and require immediate review, before they are returned to origination. These are on the ACH tab of the attached document. Additionally, there are 28 unclaimed paper checks that have been received by Accounts Payable. These are on the Checks tab of the attached document.
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Accounts Payable has mailed University of Arizona 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC tax forms to vendors for the 2020 tax year. These forms have been mailed to the vendor’s primary address identified in UAccess Financials.
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The University of Arizona Business Affairs office has purchased a group registration for all University of Arizona employees to attend the Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO) 2021 Annual Conference. The conference will be held virtually on May 24-26, 2021. This is a great professional development opportunity for University business officers.
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Per Uniform Guidance, purchases of $10,000 or more that use federal funds require certain federal compliance checks at the time of purchase. University of Arizona Purchasing Policy 7.1 documents these requirements.
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We are excited to announce that we have finished an in-depth review and update of our Purchasing Policies Manual as part of our commitment to Pillar 5: Institutional Excellence.
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