Less time consuming; can order and pay over the phone; immediate payment for 'early bird' payments; one bill straight from bank account etc etc
You do not need to take the order book with you.
Some suppliers will not accept a school order number
They save time, you dont need to write orders and in todays society cards are required for a lot of purchases.
No purchase orders required therefore fewer mistakes.
Less finance paperwork e.g. smaller cheque runs.
Teachers spending within their limits.
Budget spread out evenly over the year.
Portable can...
Don't have to do an order form.
Staff don't misplace reimbursement cheques.
Opportunity to purchase something without planning.
Another example - end of year book awards - can buy from various outl...
Please state the disadvantages (or perceived disadvantages) of P-Cards in YOUR SCHOOL
Instead of spreading you payments through out the year they are all lumped together on the credit card statement.
there is no paper trail.
I don't know if I trust my CCM as by the time I get the sta...
Some suppliers do not accept credit card.
Need to ask for receipts
Teachers need to track their expenditure acuratley
Have chase cost centres up to complete and check are right.
Makes a very big batch of messy items to process.
Shop till receipts fade - does that mean they should be photocopied - another job
If it...
How many cards does your school have / use or would expect to use ?
Nil for our school but it may be different in a larger school
The one concern is the staff member remembering to obtain and hand in receipts.
Misplacing the receipt.
Overspending.
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