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The following DFA classes are available from January 2021 through June 2021 and are open to any person interested in learning more about Cornell accounting/finance policies.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2021 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving purposes.

Some travelers may have had to cancel flight reservations due to the COVID-19 health crisis. Many airlines are allowing travelers impacted by the health crisis to change or cancel tickets without a fee, and some airlines are allowing tickets to be transferred to other travelers.

Effective immediately, units no longer have to collect insurance certificates from purchase order vendors. Cornell’s standard insurance requirements remain the same and are included in the purchase order’s terms and conditions.

As you may know, we previously communicated procedures for coding expenses using two different methods.