Activity: P-Card Unacceptable Uses/Restrictions Financial Policy: P-10.0 Restricted Purchases http://www.indiana.edu/~purchase/policies/10_0.shtml I-330 Inappropriate use of University Funds
http://www.indiana.edu/~vpcfo/policies/accounting/i-330.html I-50 Allowable Hospitality Expenses
http://www.indiana.edu/~vpcfo/policies/accounting/i-50.html Related Policies: IU Institutional Purchasing Policies http://www.indiana.edu/~purchase/policies/policies.shtml Other Relevant Policies http://www.indiana.edu/~vppp/policies/index.shtml Additional Forms: N/A Things to Know:
In addition to the expenditure policies outlined in the IU Purchasing Policy Manual, the following items are strictly prohibited from being purchased on the card: • Animals
• Capital Equipment • Cash Advances • Furniture, furnishings • Orders to University employees for personal service • Personal Purchases and the use of personal reward cards that benefit the employee and not the university. (An inappropriate expenditure is one that is ‘personal’ in nature and is not for the purpose of the institution.)* • Plants and flowers • Purchases from on-line auction sources. (e-bay, etc.) • Purchases involving trade-in • Radioactive materials • Recurring Payments - With the exception of where the Purchasing Department may specifically direct its use, the Procurement Card shall not be used for the acquisition of goods or services where multiple, repetitive, or installment payments are necessary to complete the transaction. • Reimbursements to IU employees • Travel or travel-related expenses, including reimbursement* • Vehicles, boats, trailers (anything requiring a title) • Weapons, ammunition • Any procurement transaction restricted by IU policy is also restricted on a p-card transaction. Also see Sam's Club Restrictions. See IU Purchasing Newsletters http://www.indiana.edu/~purchase/newsletter/list.html
