Accounting News and Announcements

Below is an archive of announcements from the Accounting & Fiscal Services department. Information on how to sign up for these emails is to the right.

April 2025

March 2025

  • 3/20 - Accounts Payable & Travel Accounting Update for March
    UCI Procurement in collaboration with Accounts Payable has launched Payment Plus, a new program in partnership with U.S. Bank that automates supplier payments via Visa commercial cards ...
  • 3/18 - KFS Adds Automatic Routing of Senior Executive Reimbursement Approvals
    Effective immediately, KFS will automatically route reimbursements to the approval team for approval whenever it detects that the payee is one of the defined titles which includes vice chancellors, most deans, the university librarian, and the CEO of UCI Health.
  • 3/6 - Contracts & Grants Fund Accounting Series
    Contracts and Grants Accounting offers several classes that focus on fund accounting processes for sponsored projects. These classes are geared toward individuals that are relatively new to managing contract or grant award funds in a university setting.
  • 3/4 - Department Time Administrator (DTA) Newsletter - February 2025
    A key DTA responsibility is ensuring all timesheets are submitted and approved within TRS deadlines and processed in accordance with the UCPath payroll processing calendar. To assist in meeting this goal, Central Time Administration will be emailing you lists of timesheets in various statuses requiring action.

February 2025

  • 2/5 - KFS Downtime Over President's Day Weekend
    KFS will go offline for a scheduled database migration starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14. The KFS Team expects the migration will be completed by the end of the day on Monday, Feb. 17.

January 2025

December 2024

  • 12/18 - Important 2024 Year-End Tax & Payroll Reminders
    As we near the end of 2024, please take note of these important reminders and announcements regarding your pay, taxes, and benefits. Some may require your action ...
  • 12/16 - Updated Campus Financial Reports and More
    UCI recently updated a number of reports that are now available to campus financial staff. These reports offer enhancements to their usability, making it easier to dig into and understand campus and departmental financial positions.
  • 12/10 - Contracts & Grants Fund Accounting Series
    These classes are geared toward individuals that are relatively new to managing contract or grant award funds in a university setting but may also be helpful to all those that would like to refresh their knowledge of the current Federal regulations and research administration processes at UCI ...
  • 12/9 - TRS Deadline Changed for PPE 12/21/24 Due to Holidays
    Due to the upcoming holidays and to accommodate UCPath processing schedules, the TRS deadlines for bi-weekly pay period ending 12/21/24 have been changes as follows ...

November 2024

October 2024

September 2024

  • 9/24 - Important 2024 Year-End Tax & Payroll Reminders
    As we near the end of 2024, please take note of these important reminders and announcements regarding your pay, taxes, and benefits. Some may require your action ...
  • 9/17 - Accounts Payable Update for September
    Great news from JetBlue! UC travelers can now use exclusive day-of-travel benefits to ensure a comfortable journey. Perks available for tickets booked under the UC contract include ...
  • 9/16 - Contracts & Grants Fund Accounting Series
    These classes are geared toward individuals that are relatively new to managing contract or grant award funds in a university setting but may also be helpful to all those that would like to refresh their knowledge of the current Federal regulations and research administration processes at UCI ...
  • 9/4 - New Director of Extramural Funds Accounting
    Accounting and Fiscal Services is happy to announce the recruitment of Alice Han as our new Director of Extramural Funds Accounting effective Monday, Sept. 9.

August 2024

  • 8/20 - Contracts & Grants Fund Accounting Series
    These classes are geared toward individuals that are relatively new to managing contract or grant award funds in a university setting but may also be helpful to all those that would like to refresh their knowledge of the current Federal regulations and research administration processes at UCI ...
  • 8/2 - July Fiscal Period Data and Beginning Balances
    July final transactions should be available for viewing in Decision Support on Thursday, Aug. 8. If any YEDA, YERA, AV, or YEAV e-documents impacted your department ledgers in June as part of fiscal year-end close, you will see the reversals of those accruals and deferrals in your July (fiscal period 01) ledger.

July 2024

June 2024

May 2024

April 2024

March 2024

February 2024

January 2024

  • 1/31 - Department Time Administrator (DTA) Newsletter
    Managing employee assignments and work schedules in TRS is very important, employees with new assignments cannot access or submit timesheets until they have been assigned both a Primary and Backup Supervisor in TRS.
  • 1/24 - AP & Travel Accounting Update & Important Reminders for January
    The Internal Revenue Service announced an increase of the standard mileage rate to 67 cents per mile for business travel, an increase of 1.5 cents compared to last year. The new rate is effective for expenses incurred on or after Jan. 1, 2024.
  • 1/8 - Contracts & Grants Fund Accounting Series
    These classes are geared toward individuals that are relatively new to managing contract or grant award funds in a university setting but may also be helpful to all those that would like to refresh their knowledge of the current Federal regulations and research administration processes at UCI.