Business Service Centers

On December 14, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued the 2024 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.

After the winter break, beginning Jan.

Procurement Services made the following updates to the Buying Manual on October 30, 2023:

Procurement Services made the following updates to the Buying Manual on September 15, 2023:

Section 203, Payment by Disbursement Voucher

Added clarification on review and approval process if a guest speaker presents a contract.

The following finance classes are available from September 2023 through December 2023 and are open to any person interested in learning more about Cornell accounting/finance policies.

As of April 2, 2023, several changes are available in the I Want doc that we hope will improve the user’s experience. These changes were made based on customer and focus group feedback.

Procurement Services made the following updates to the Buying Manual on February 15, 2023:

Beginning Monday, March 13, 2023, Amazon’s search function will be integrated with e-SHOP, making it easier for you to find and purchase what you need.

With this new feature, you can search Amazon’s inventory within e-SHOP.

Beginning Wednesday, March 1, the Shared Services Center (SSC) will offer a third weekly drop-in virtual office hours session to help customers with services or questions about any of our functional areas (Financial Management and Reporting, Procure-to-Pay, Travel and Training).

Procurement Services made updates to the Buying Manual on November 7, 2022 in cooperation with the Tax Office and Environment, Health and Safety.

The Buying Manual updates are as follows: