Please see the attached message from President Napolitano regarding UC issuing an limitation on non-essential travel to China. Additional information will be distributed about the campus approval process. In addition, there is news that at least three major U.S. Airlines are temporarily suspending flights to and from China: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/business/china-flights-suspended.html Please ensure your unit’s travelers are...
An email is being sent to all faculty and staff announcing that UCR employees can now access the UC discounts for personal travel by using the Short’s “Find It” tool. • The Find It Tool requires the download of a browser add-on. • Google Chrome is the recommended browser to use with the Find It...
Please see attached letter from UC Office of the President announcing a decrease to the 2020 mileage reimburse rates associated with personal automobiles used for business travel or relocation. The rates are effective for expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2020. Please ensure your unit’s travelers are aware of these changes. Questions should be...
By Bobbi McCracken (Associate Vice Chancellor for Business & Financial Services and Controller) | | Travel Coordinators User List
Iowa has been added to the list of prohibited states for travel using state funds. The Accounting Office will be working with ITS to get this state added to iTravel; in the meantime, please be sure to carefully review the FAU used to fund travel to Iowa. Attached is a list of Frequently Asked Questions...
By Bobbi McCracken (Associate Vice Chancellor for Business & Financial Services and Controller) | | Travel Coordinators User List
UCR’s local policies and procedures 650-31 Moving and Relocation Expense Reimbursements for Academic Employees and 650-32 Moving and Relocation Expense Reimbursements for Staff Employees have been revised. The purpose of the revisions is to: 1) address taxation changes related to moving and relocation costs and 2) provide a mechanism to minimize the impact of these...
Thank you for all of your continued patience, partnership and feedback on the general ledger-UCPath related systems and processes. The information provided below contains important information in preparation for UCD’s transition to UCPath as well as other general ledger and pay related updates. UCD and DANR Transition to UCPath As you are aware, UC Davis...
By Bobbi McCracken (Associate Vice Chancellor for Business & Financial Services and Controller) | | UCRFS Users List
Due to the deployment of UCPath at UC Davis (campus and medical center) and the UC Agriculture & Natural Resources (UCANR), the UCPath Center time reporting deadlines have been adjusted for the 8/25/2019 – 9/7/2019 biweekly time reporting period. Biweekly employees should project hours worked (or leave taken) from Thursday, 9/5/2019 to Saturday, 9/7/2019 (if...
By Bobbi McCracken (Associate Vice Chancellor for Business & Financial Services and Controller) | | TARS Users List
In preparation for the new fiscal year, the UCPath Center will be performing their annual funding roll-over processing on 6/10/19. This exercise will have the following impacts on departmental users: The FAU Change Request Tool will be available, however, any changes approved on 6/10/19 will not feed into UCPath until the evening of 6/11/19. Note...
By Bobbi McCracken (Associate Vice Chancellor for Business & Financial Services and Controller) | | UCRFS Users List
Effective April 15, 2019, the California Attorney General added South Carolina to the list of prohibited states. The following states are currently subject to California’s ban on state-funded and state-sponsored travel: Alabama Kansas Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Please ensure travelers in your department are aware of these restrictions...
Thank you for all of your continued partnership and feedback on the general ledger-UCPath related systems and processes.The information provided below contains important information in preparation for the UCB/UCD transition to UCPath as well as other general ledger related updates. UCB/UCD Transition to UCPath UC Berkeley and UC Davis will begin their conversion to UCPath...
From: Bobbi A McCracken bobbi.mccracken@ucr.edu> Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 11:38 AM To: msoadm@scotmail.ucr.edu Cc: ucrpayroll@ucr.edu; FomUCPath fomucpath@ucr.edu>; ucpathhelp@ucr.edu Subject: Reimbursement of Bank and Other Late Fees Dear Colleagues, With the transition to UCPath as a pilot location, there have been a few challenges with the timely processing of payroll for certain employee...
From: Bobbi A McCracken bobbi.mccracken@ucr.edu> Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 5:48 PM To: msoadm@scotmail.ucr.edu Cc: Ellery L Triche ellery.triche@ucr.edu>; Gigi Tisdom edvige.tisdom@ucr.edu>; Aver R Smith aver.smith@ucr.edu>; procard@ucr.edu; TravelFeedback@ucr.edu Subject: ProCard Expanded Functionality Dear Colleagues, In order to provide departments with increased flexibility to meet operational procurement and travel needs, Procurement Services...
Dear Colleagues, Due to the holiday campus closure, the UCPath time reporting deadlines have been adjusted for the biweekly time reporting period 12/16/2018 – 12/29/2018. Biweekly employees should project hours worked (or leave taken) from Friday, 12/21/2018 to Saturday, 12/29/2018 (if applicable), and submit timesheets by 11:00PM on Thursday, 12/20/2018.Supervisors are asked to approve these...
By Bobbi McCracken (Associate Vice Chancellor for Business & Financial Services and Controller) | | TARS Users List
Dear Colleagues, In order to standardize and align with UCPath, a change in the leave reporting schedule for monthly-paid employees is required. “Monthly” timesheets will now be issued on the first day of the month through the last day of the month. The practice of issuing monthly timesheets on the 16 th of the month...
By Bobbi McCracken (Associate Vice Chancellor for Business & Financial Services and Controller) | | TARS Users List
Dear Colleagues, Please see the attached memo regarding Pretax Transit and Van Pool Monthly Limits for 2019. Questions can be directed to ucrpayroll@ucr.edu .
By Bobbi McCracken (Associate Vice Chancellor for Business & Financial Services and Controller) |
Dear Colleagues, With the retirement of the campus IBM system, it was necessary to implement a new system for the collection of bad debt. As a result of the new system, simplification of the charged back debt and returned check process was necessary. Effective November 1, 2018, the following procedures will be implemented: Recovery of...
By Bobbi McCracken (Associate Vice Chancellor for Business & Financial Services and Controller) | | Service Link FAU User List
Thank you for all of your continued partnership and feedback on the general ledger-UCPath related systems and processes. The update below contains important information regarding the general ledger and September month-end closing. UCRP Supplemental Interest Assessment In order to repay STIP funds and external borrowings transferred to UC Retirement Plan (UCRP), all campus and medical...
Dear Travel Coordinators, The attached new local policy approved by the Chancellor to streamline the reimbursement of ancillary charges is effective immediately. Please review the policy and coordinate with your financial manager to ensure department procedures are in place to obtain required documentation and approvals as outlined in the local policy. Expenditures should be the...
By Bobbi McCracken (Associate Vice Chancellor for Business & Financial Services and Controller) | | Travel Coordinators User List
In order to provide departments with increased flexibility to meet operational procurement needs, Business & Financial Services is pleased to announce the campus Low Value Purchasing Authorization (LVPA) threshold level increased from $2,500.00 to $5,000.00 for non-capital equipment items effective August 2018. These new thresholds are available for eBuy transactors and Procurement Cardholders. For eBuy...
Thank you for all of your continued partnership and feedback on the general ledger-UCPath related systems and processes. The information provided below contains important information in preparation for the UCLA/UCSB transition to UCPath as well as other general ledger related updates. UCLA/UCSB Transition to UCPath UCLA and UCSB will begin their conversion to UCPath in...