Payroll

Electronic W-2s now available! Your electronic 2023 W-2 is available online. For information on how to interpret your W-2 and for frequently asked questions, please reference the W-2 Quick Guide….

Learn the Basics

…may be purchased for communal use and not personal/private use. The purchases must be approved in advance by the approving official for the fund/org. Communal Use Communal use is defined…

Purchasing Office

…purchasing authority for dollar amounts at $5,000 or less to certain employees at the department level. Use the searchable Can I Purchase….? table to learn about allowable and unallowable purchases…

Pay for Travel

…expenses equal to or less than the cost incurred if originating/culminating at the traveler’s base location (excluding personal travel). In addition, when the cost of the additional personal travel exceeds…

Office of Risk Management Equipment Loss Procedures

…to annotate on the purchase order separate replacement cost and upgrade cost. The Commonwealth’s Risk Management Plan does not reimburse for the cost of warranty or extended warranty. Coverage of…

Learn about Tax Filing for International Students

…account. For Further Assistance Watch the Sprintax online tutorial for more details or if you have questions please email Sprintax. You may also use their online chat system or call…

Use Sodexo

…Sodexo allows for catering events to be treated as internal functions rather than purchases of services from an external source. Sodexo utilizes an event contract to record the catering order….

Learn about the Equipment Inventory Process

…year ago at a cost of $8,000.  The life expectancy for the server is five years.  After one year, the asset is 1/5 depreciated (-$1,600).  The original cost $8,000 –…

Host a Candidate

When hosting an employment candidate, departments are encouraged to arrange for the candidate’s transportation (air or rail) and lodging costs to be billed directly to Mason. Items that cannot be…

Retail Sales and Use Tax

…the retail purchase price and is paid by the purchaser. Exemptions The general rule is that a seller must collect sales tax on any taxable sales unless an exemption applies….