Tax Exempt Update
As most of you know, the University’s tax-exempt status is not to be used for personal purchases by individual faculty, staff, or students. Departments and schools should use official forms of payment from the University whenever possible for tax exempt purchases, such as the issuance of a formal Purchase Order or use of a Northwestern Corporate Card. If a non-Northwestern form of payment must be used, the transaction must be less than $400 and you must now request a separate employee certification form from Procurement and Payment Services that will be provided to the merchant along with the One-Time Use letter.
Revised Purchase Order Terms and Conditions
Procurement and Payment Services (PPS) recently worked with the Office of General Counsel to update Northwestern’s standard Purchase Order Terms and Conditions. These new PO terms will go into effect on January 1, 2022. Learn more about the key changes.
Winter Recess Coverage
Northwestern University will observe a Winter Recess beginning December 23, 2021 through January 2, 2022. During this period, all academic and administrative offices will be closed. We will return to normal business hours on Monday, January 3, 2022. As we prepare to close our offices, review the PPS deadlines and coverage.
Print Management Program
PPS has compiled a few reminders on the on-going implementation of the campus wide print management program. A new Print Management Program webpage has also been created. Learn more about the on-going implementation.
New Accessible Purchasing Process
On September 1, 2021, Northwestern’s Digital Accessibility Policy was implemented, which requires that all purchasers ensure that digital software, application, and content purchases meet digital accessibility standards. The Digital Accessibility Steering Committee has developed the digital accessibility purchasing process to guide purchasers through the steps needed to ensure accessibility.
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