Disbursement Vouchers (DV)

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The Disbursement Voucher is used to reimburse employees, students, nonemployees and vendors for expenses incurred while conducting university business.

Payment for Services, Vendor Rent/Lease: should be paid via Purchase Order, never out of pocket or reimbursed via a Disbursement Voucher.

Disbursement Vouchers can be used to reimburse the following:
  • Honoraria
  • Emergency Purchases under $500 (no food/travel)
  • Payments to Research Participants
  • Non-Travel Registrations
  • Fees, Licenses, Employee Tuition
  • Prizes and Cash Awards to non-employees
  • Gifts & Non-cash Awards made to UCI employees or non-employees.
Honoraria

UC Policy D-371-35 Disbursements: Honorarium Payments – Guidelines

Please note the following when offering an honorarium:

  • Out of State Vendors receiving over $1,500 are subject to Non-California Resident 7% tax withholding.
  • Foreign Vendors may be subject to 30% federal tax withholding.
  • Students receiving payment over $600 will receive a 1099.

Please follow the Student Affairs Exceptional/Additional Approval Processsubmit for Pre-Approval at least ten (10) days in advance.

Include name of recipient, date of event and honoraria amount

Honorarium requests (up to $5,000) needs to be approved by Dr. Banks.

Additional information

How To Submit a DV in KFS

KFS DV eDoc Guide

  • Login to ZotPortal
  • Click on the Finances/KFS
  • Scroll down to KFS Accounts Payable
    • click “Transactions”
    • click “Disbursement Voucher”
  • Description: purpose for DV
  • Explanation: the details of the request (who, what, where, when why..etc)
  • Payment Information:
    • Reason code: ex. (reason code E for Honoraria)
    • Payee ID (vendor information)
    • Confirm address is correct
    • Add amount
    • Confirm payment method
    • Check stub text: add payment purpose (should be meaningful to the vendor). Ex invoice number, reason, dates…etc.
  • Accounting String
    • enter account, object code, amount
    • Click plus icon under Actions
  • Image Scanning
    • Add backup documentation