Travel and Purchasing Expense Training
Strategic Procurement Support
Message line: (207) 581-9101 or procurementservices@maine.edu
Heather Fletcher - UMFK, UMPI, University Services - heather.fletcher@maine.edu
Shaun Bourque - UM, UMM - shaun.bourque@maine.edu
Renee Day - UM, UMM - renee.day@maine.edu
David Kimmel - UMA, UMF - david.kimmel@maine.edu
Melissa Campbell McPherson - USM, Maine Law - melissa.l.campbell@maine.edu
How To Digitally Sign a PDF
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List of Expense Codes
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How to Submit for Mileage for General in-state travel
(TCard)
Open Concur (SAP Concur) program
Click Expense
Click Create New Report
Report Name = Augusta Mileage [date]
Business Purpose = Off-site meeting
Travel Type = In-State
Enter Trip Start Date and Trip End Date
Business Unit = UMS01 for UMA
Department = 1153000 for libraries / 1940101 for General ASU
Fund = (00) Unrestricted E&G
Click Next
Answer travel meals questions.
In the large menu, under no. 3, choose University Mileage.
Enter Transaction Date
Purpose of the Trip populates to whatever was entered in the previous screen.
Enter Location to Location
Enter Travel Type
Enter Distance (calculator below).
Choose which vehicle was used.
Click Submit Report when finished.
NOTES:
Use your assigned campus location as a starting point unless the starting point is closer to destination.
85 Texas Ave., Bangor, ME 04401 - 46 University Dr., Augusta, ME 04330
146 miles - Bangor to Augusta roundtrip
All expenses (PCard or TCard) must have a comment.
Three items to do for each transaction
(PCard):
Add a comment stating what you purchased, who it was for, and why
Example: specialized cups for toddlers for K Smith's Childhood Development program
Add a receipt - pdf copy of the full receipt showing the following:
Name of vendor
Date of purchase
Ship to name and address
Items purchased
Quantity of each item
Price of each item
Shipping cost
No State of Maine sales tax
Total amount paid
Cardholder's signature
Chartfield combination charged if not default chartfield combination
Change chartfield combination if not charging to default. Change account code to appropriate account code depending on what was purchased. (See attached)
As a reminder, as per the Purchasing Card manual please sign each of your receipts and if the chartfield combination is different than your default, write the chartfield combo on the receipt as well. Purchasing Card Manual
We are State of Maine sales tax exempt. Inform the cashier before they scan, look at your receipt before leaving the cashier, if sales tax has been charged, request a credit back to your card. If ordering online, search their website customer service to find out how to purchase tax-exempt.
Be sure to always change the Billing Cycle End Date to ALL to see ALL of your transactions.
Do not share your card number with anyone other than the vendor you are purchasing from nor to circumvent a purchase limit. From the Purchasing Card APL
5. Additional prohibited actions include the following:
Lending or sharing the PCard.
Using another cardholder’s card to circumvent a purchase limit assigned to either cardholder.
Access Online not working? Clear your browser cache and cookies.
Can't upload a receipt? Upload before 59 days have passed. Reduce the file size by printing then scanning with UMScopier in pdf format. Press the blue SAVE button in the lower right-hand corner.
Please contact purchasing at umscreditcards@maine.edu with questions!