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The Tango Card program is one of several options the University offers to help researchers compensate study participants in a fiscally responsible and safe manner. This program was developed by cross-departmental collaboration between the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR), the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), and the Division of Finance and Operations (Finance).   

The month of June is closed. July Month-End close date will be Monday, July 31. Remember to register for Carolina Key. Independent Contractors that develop applications for the University must now fill out a University Data Assistance request when filing their IC Forms.

Effective immediately, Accounts Payable will now require proof of an University Data Assistance request for all Independent Contractors that will be developing applications for departments.

Reconciliation is the process of comparing transactions and activity to supporting documentation to verify that funds have been used accordingly. In our system for cash advances, this also includes moving the advance off the cash advance account and onto the final expense account to show that the cash advance was utilized to pay for study subject participation.

This month we’re revisiting a previous topic we’ve covered - reconciliations. In addition to my article, please see a guest article written by University Cash Manager Brett Kenney and Keyana Kimbrough, Accountant of Accounting Services.