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P-Cards Unacceptable Uses/Restrictions
   
Activity: P-Card Unacceptable Uses/Restrictions
   
Financial Policy: P-10.0 Restricted Purchases
  http://www.indiana.edu/~purchase/policies/p100.html
   
 

I-330 Inappropriate use of University Funds

  http://www.indiana.edu/~vpcfo/policies/accounting/i-330.html
   
 

I-50 Allowable Expenses

  http://www.indiana.edu/~vpcfo/policies/accounting/i-50.html
   
Related Policies: IU Institutional Purchasing Policies
  http://www.indiana.edu/~purchase/policies/policy_list.html
   
  Other Relevant Policies
  http://www.indiana.edu/~policies
   
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
  •  Inappropriate Purchases (An inappropriate expenditure is one that 'personal' in nature and is not for the purpose of the institution.)*
  •  Personal Purchases
  •  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
   
 

*SEE:  Institutional Policies: Policy No. P-10.0 , I-330, Inappropriate Use of University Funds , and I-50, Allowable Hospitality Expenses

   
  See IU Purchasing Newsletters
  http://www.indiana.edu/~purchase/newsletter/list.html