AFM News

In This Issue: • AFM and ISO Ask Staff to be Wary of Security Attacks and Scams • Costing Allocation Deadline – September 1st • Inventory Certifications Due in August • DEFINE Changes to Support Contract Monitoring • In Case You Missed It: AFM Celebrates New Hires • Submit Newsletter Feedback and Article Suggestions to AFM@austin.utexas.edu

In This Issue: • AFM Assists with Tower Dedication and Ring Celebration • In Case You Missed It: AFM Seeks Input on Voucher Processing Deadlines • Submit Newsletter Feedback and Article Suggestions to AFM@austin.utexas.edu

On April 21st and 22nd the Texas Exes stored the class rings in the Tower as part of the Tower Dedication and Ring Celebration. Ring Celebration is when the rings are presented to students and alumni. Tower Dedication is held the night prior to Ring Celebration where the rings spend the night in the UT Tower, which is lit in the recipients’ honor.

In This Issue: • AFM Seeks Input on Voucher Processing Deadlines • “Trust and Accept” New utexas Wi-Fi Certificate on Your Phones and Computers Starting March 30 • Increasing Security Across UT’s 300,000 Wi-Fi Enabled Devices Starting May 22 • In Case You Missed It: AFM Requests Information Regarding GASB 96 • Submit Newsletter Feedback and Article Suggestions to AFM@austin.utexas.edu

AFM is working on establishing the Voucher Processing Deadlines for campus earlier this year to aid in departmental planning.

n May 22, additional firewall protection will extend to more than 300,000 individual devices within the university’s network.

Beginning March 30, you will be prompted to trust and accept a new certificate to access the utexas Wi-Fi network from your phones, tablets and computers.

In This Issue: • AFM Requests Information Regarding GASB 96 • Tax Form 1042-S Available March 1 • Reminder – Financial Fundamentals Self-Paced Learning • In Case You Missed It: Maximum Dollar Amount for Flower and Perishable Purchases Increased to $200 • Submit Newsletter Feedback and Article Suggestions to AFM@austin.utexas.edu

The Financial Fundamentals self-paced course provides anyone new to UT financial systems with the foundational concepts necessary for performing the tasks of a document initiator, approver, or viewer of financial-related data.

The 1042-S, a tax form for nonresident employees who earned wages that were exempt from federal withholding taxes due to a tax treaty, will be mailed and available electronically through the My Tax Forms page of UT Direct starting March 1.