Suggestion POs should always include a justification statement why this order is directly benefiting the research project. All self purchases should not be approved if not on AMEX business card. Bookstore business purchases on AMEX corporate card. Suggestion All service centers should provide spaces on their request forms for written P.I. signature line, so auditors can see PI was aware of request at the time it was made. A Problem I think that when entering a PO that it should not be allowed if it is not an allowable cost.
Suggestion See above.
If it is not lined item, then it ought to be rejected as such. A Problem Cost Accounting Standards are very difficult for researchers to understand - e.g. why they cannot buy diskettes to store their reseach from their grant, etc. Suggestion There needs to be an on-line way to request that a charge be transferred to a new budget. A Problem Possibly streamling the system would be advised. D Problem Recharge centers have no front end mechanism to ensure that correct budgets are charged - may even hit the budget after it has closed.