myUF Marketplace Business Purpose Procedures

Guidelines for Business Purpose

The business purpose should clearly establish why an expense is occurring not restate the purchase.

Examples: Acceptable Business Purpose

  1. Nitrogen used in the preservation of tissue samples
  2. Shipping of protein samples to Scully-Castle Research for testing of river-tam microbial
  3. Dreamweaver software needed for online annual financial report
  4. Lunch for annual department strategic goals retreat

Examples: Unacceptable Business Purpose

  1. To support research
  2. Shipping charges
  3. Pens, markers, paper
  4. Sandwiches and drinks

Entering a Business Purpose

Department Level 1 Approvers can enter the Business Purpose for an invoice during processing by:

  1. Assigning the invoice to yourself in order to “work” the invoice and make edits
  2. Navigating to Buyer Invoice > Summary Tab
  3. Typing the Business Purpose in the “General” section (part of the Invoice Header)

Toolkit

UF HR Toolkit – myUF Marketplace

Contacts

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