January 2020

FY21 Capital Spending Plan Submissions due in CPATH

January 16, 2020

The FY21 Capital Spending Plan (CSP) submissions will be due in CPATH by end of day on Friday, February 14, 2020. CSP Narrative Update questions were included with the FY21 Budget Guidelines and Narratives (questions 9 -12) distributed by Office of Financial Strategy and Planning (OFSP) in December. Responses are due March 6, 2020 along with the OFSP narratives... Read more about FY21 Capital Spending Plan Submissions due in CPATH

B2P Supplier Portal New Feature - Company Search by TIN

January 16, 2020
As of Friday January 17th, users of the Buy-to-Pay Supplier Portal will be able to search using TIN as an identifier for companies.  Please note that this capability does not apply to individuals using SSNs in order to protect sensitive data.  Unique identifiers for searching on individuals include supplier middle initial, and physical address.

Update Your Fixed Assets for the FY20 Physical Inventory

January 16, 2020

FY20 is an inventory year and the physical inventory per the Fixed Asset policy must be complete, uploaded to Oracle Fixed Assets, and reconciled by 6/30/20.  Completing inventory is defined as physically seeing the assets that must be inventoried and either confirming or updating the asset information inside of the Oracle Fixed Assets – most notably, the exact location and whether the asset is in use.... Read more about Update Your Fixed Assets for the FY20 Physical Inventory

Federal Work Study on Sponsored Awards Policy

January 16, 2020

Effective January 1, 2020, the Federal Work Study Policy went into effect that does not allow federal grant funds to fund the institutional share of the Federal Work Study (FWS) Program. Work study charges on federal awards between October 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019 must be manually certified for effort or moved from the federal award to a non-federal funding source. The full policy can be found...

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Brown Bag Session on New Payroll Tax Forms and Other Tips and Tricks

January 16, 2020

Want to know about the new Federal Form W-4 which went into effect January 1, 2020? Wondering about other tax tricks, tips and dos and don’ts for students? Curious about tax filing requirements for employees who are involved in the managing of one or more Harvard-controlled foreign bank accounts? Attend the Brown Bag Session scheduled for Thursday, January 23 from 11:00-12:00 in the Lamont Library Forum Room.... Read more about Brown Bag Session on New Payroll Tax Forms and Other Tips and Tricks

Reduced BCD Travel Agent Fees

January 16, 2020

BCD has reduced their travel agent fees. Using BCD, or one of Harvard’s other preferred travel agencies for Harvard business allows travelers to work with agents who are familiar with Harvard’s travel policies, and take advantage of University discounts and other negotiated pricing which may include... Read more about Reduced BCD Travel Agent Fees

Ad Hoc Reporting Project Update – January 2020

January 16, 2020

Based on improved ad-hoc capabilities and recently announced changes to the licensing model of business intelligence software from Oracle, the ARP team has paused the current BRIO conversion and Tableau training activities to conduct a rapid technology and business case assessment of Oracle Analytics Server (OAS) and its ad hoc reporting tool, Oracle Data Visualizer (ODV).... Read more about Ad Hoc Reporting Project Update – January 2020