Direct Payment
A Direct Payment Request is a method to process payment for common or small dollar purchases. The Direct Payment Request Form is available at http://www.forms.eku.edu. Completed forms and original receipts should be forwarded to the Division of Accounting & Financial Services, CPO 3A.
The following Direct Payment transactions have been pre-approved by the Director of Purchases & Stores and the Director of Accounting & Financial Services.
- Dues, conference registrations fees, library books
- Payments to federal or state agency
- Event Speakers (using the standard Event Speaker Agreement form)
- Royalties
- Athletic game guarantees, game officiating
- Utilities
- Hotel charges (billed directly to University)
- Motor Fuel
- Subscriptions (directories, or any publication requiring prepayment)
- Freight (Fed Ex, UPS, etc.)
- Candidate Reimbursement
- Advertising (newspaper, radio, etc.)
- University Farms Livestock
- All other purchases of $1,000 or less, except:
- equipment over $500
- furniture over $500
- computer related items over $500
- Printing orders of any dollar amount may NOT be processed using Direct Payment.
* Note: Only approved licensed vendors may be used when purchasing items with EKU logos.
The Procurement Card should be used, if available, for purchases of $1,000 or less, within the existing pro card guidelines. The guidelines prohibit the use of the procurement card for all printing (regardless of dollar amount), equipment, furniture, and computer related purchases greater than $500.
