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Disbursement Control & Accounts Payable
Division of Financial and Business Services
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The Department of Disbursement Control & Accounts Payable is responsible for processing and distributing payments for university business-related services and expenses. On behalf of university departments, Disbursement Control & Accounts Payable:

  • Ensures expenditure compliance with policies set forth by the university, sponsored projects, the Internal Revenue Service, and the State Board of Equalization
  • Administers university expenditure policies and maximum reimbursable rates
  • Acrues or pays sales tax on taxable items
  • Reviews and approves payment requests for cash advances, reimbursements, fellowships, postdoctoral fellows, and student refunds
  • Issues invoice payments to suppliers
  • Processes independent contractor agreements and payments and issues 1099s
  • Processes relocation payments
  • Conducts procurement audits
  • Processes electronic deposit forms for reimbursements and supplier payments.
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Disbursement Control & Accounts Payable is a Department within Business Services. Business Services is a Department within Financial and Business Services.


What's New?

Thursday, August 14, 2008
WEBBA Tip: Removing Security Information Pop-Up Box - If a Security Information pop-up box appears on your computer when using WEBBA, you can remove the warning and significantly improve the speed at which you can process Requisitions, Check Requests, and Quick Expense reports!

Friday, August 01, 2008
Changes to WEBBA Trans Types - The principal reason for assigning a Trans Type to each University Disbursement and Accounts Payable transaction is to distinguish University payments that require tax reporting and/or withholding from those payments not subject to any tax implications.

Friday, June 27, 2008
New Mileage Rate for Personal Vehicle Use - The reimbursable mileage rate for use of a personal vehicle for USC business will increase from $.50 to $.58 per mile for trips commencing on or after July 1, 2008.

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