It is expected that with the new system less time will be spent checking the claims prior to payment, allowing for more time on other finance work to be undertaken
VAT is built into the system by expense type and where the cost is incurred
The University has taken the decision not to record or reclaim VAT for expenses from eExpenses. However, the information is being collected so that analysis can be done to consider changing in the future. Buying an item and claiming it back via expenses, rather than raising a purchase order (PO) in advance to buy it, may cost your department more money.
Claims will be returned if a PO is more appropriate
It is possible for everyone to see all the codes held within eExpenses, but the default display will be those for the department selected to allocate the expense