Check Requests (formerly eCheck in ARIBA) can be used to process Non-PO type payments by completing the Supplier Invoice Request via Workday. Examples are dues, membership to professional organizations, registration fees, and research participant payments. Generally, purchase of all goods and services require a PO for payment to be processed. The University of Miami Payment Matrix below serves as a guide for when a Check Request can be submitted.
For check request instructions, review Workday tip sheets on payment requests.
Petty Cash Fund is a cash advance made to a full-time University employee for the purpose of conveniently making small purchases of goods and services in accordance with University policy and procedures.
- Opening a Petty Cash Fund Account: To establish a new Petty Cash Fund, the Petty Cash Fund Request form must be completed.
The request must be accompanied by the following completed forms:
- Replenishing Petty Cash Funds:
The custodian or petty cash replenishment requester must complete:
Note: The remaining cash before replenishment, plus receipts, should equal the amount originally issued to fund the Petty Cash account.
It is responsibility of the Custodian to reconcile daily, weekly or monthly. The Controller's Office offers the recommended Petty Cash Department Reconciliation Log to perform the reconciliation.
- Transferring a Petty Cash Fund:
The new custodian must complete the Petty Cash Fund Request Form. The completed form should be sent to the Disbursements Office.
Replenishment of any remaining Petty Cash Funds must be completed prior to responsibility of the new custodianship.
- Increase/Decrease a Petty Cash Fund:
To increase or decrease a Petty Cash Fund, the Petty Cash Fund Request form must be completed.
- Closing a Petty Cash Fund: To close a Petty Cash Fund, the following steps are required:
REQUEST FOR TRAVEL CARD TO PURCHASE GIFT CARDS IN LIEU OF PETTY CASH
OVERVIEW: New Alternative Method to Petty Cash.
As an alternative to the Petty Cash Request for Funds used to purchase gifts cards to compensate research participants and to pay for related expense, i.e., research participant meals, incidentals and transportation, a Travel Card can be applied for strictly these purposes.
Exception: An employee who is currently a travel cardholder, can now use card to purchase gift cards and any related expenses as stated above. However, before purchase:
GUIDELINES
To obtain a travel card for this purpose, please do the following:
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) REQUIREMENTS
The University must report annually to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) incentive payments made to each study participant when the total of all payments received by the participant from all University sources total $600.00 or more in any calendar year. To facilitate this reporting, an IRS form W-9 must be requested from each study participant receiving payment. If the study participant is a non-resident of the U.S., a W-8BEN is required and taxes must be withheld at the statutory rate if the non-resident is not from a treaty country and does not have a taxpayer identification number. Please contact the Controller's Office Tax Services Department for the prevailing tax rate and specific instructions for processing. Failure to withhold taxes from any payment will result in the department being charged any taxes due.
Non-Confidential Studies:
The Research Participant Payment Log Excel spreadsheet must be completed and will require the disclosure of study participant's name, social security number, and the address on the spreadsheet as supporting documentation when reconciling expenses via the expense report process.
Confidential Research Studies
There may be extraordinary circumstances where the Principal Investigator of a study may determine that the name and social security number of the participant must remain confidential. In these cases, the following steps need to be completed
Please note that approval is granted for a specific study, therefore an approval for a specific study should not be construed as explicit approval for all studies conducted by the Investigator or by the Department.
Failure to submit the replenishment requisition in the proper format or without supporting documentation including the excel spreadsheet when required will result in processing delays.
To apply, please complete the application form and send to disbursements@miami.edu.
Application form
Note: The instructions below are specific to the reconciliation of the Research Participant Travel Card for expenses related to gift card purchases.
INSTRUCTIONS SPECIFIC TO RESEARCH PARTICIPANT TRAVEL CARD:
Undistributed Gift Cards:
If at the time of reconciling expenses, cardholder has undistributed gift cards; the monetary value must be returned by making a deposit, issued in the University’s name, in Cashier’s Office. Please fill out the Cashier’s Transmittal Form with the following information:
Note: Above must be done prior to preparing expense report
Copy of transmittal receipt must be additional supporting documentation to be attached to expense report, as proof of deposit
Prior Approval Form (For employees who already have a travel card)
Research Participant Payment Questionnaire
Excel Spreadsheet for Research Participant Payment
Petty Cash Transformation Training
For questions, please contact disbursements@miami.edu