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What is F&A?

F&A stands for Facilities and Administrative costs. It is the current federal government, Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations section 200 (2 CFR 200), terminology for what was formerly known as indirect costs and applies to grants and contracts. Many people also refer to this as overhead.

See Policy FIN-001: Determining if an Award is a Gift or Sponsored Project

A Gift is defined as: an irrevocable transfer of assets (cash, stock, gifts, etc.) to the done such that the donor can exercise no further control over it and does not have expectation of any contractual requirements or potential benefits. To be tax deductible it must be donated to an organization recognized as charitable by the IRS (a 501(c) (3) corp).

University Foundations can use UVA Fund’s services to collect and process gifts and donations as the funds do not belong to the University, they are deposited into Foundation bank accounts. If the monies the event is collecting are University funds, deposited into University revenue projects, then UVA Fund cannot function as a processor for your event (see Policy FIN-016: Receiving and Depositing Cash and Other Monetary Instruments) as the funds are required to be deposited directly into University Bank Accounts.

The Payment Card Industry has addressed access to cardholder data through the Standards and identify what screening that potential employees must pass in order to gain access to cardholder data including reports. This standard is required for EMPLOYEES and recommended even if the employee is a cashier and exposed to one card at a time.

12.7 Screen potential personnel prior to hire to minimize the risk of attacks from internal sources. (Examples of background checks include previous employment history, criminal record, credit history, and reference checks.)

PCI stands for Payment Card Industry. PCI Data Security Standards are national standards issued by the Payment Card Security Standards Council and apply to all entities involved in payment card processing – including merchants, processors, acquirers, issuers, and service providers. PCI also applies to all other entities that store, process or transmit cardholder data or may have an impact on the security of the cardholder data environment.

The University of Virginia recognizes that individual credit card information is confidential. Failure to maintain strict controls over this information could result in unauthorized use of a credit card numbers and create serious problems for the consumer, the unit, and the University. Credit card information is treated as carefully as other confidential information.

These services may include a registration form, manipulating the data into the reports, managing a conference, etc. If the vendor does not also collect credit card payment information or refer your customer to a third-party for payment card processing, then using these vendors do not bring your process under PCI compliance rules.

The card brands and credit card processors can assess significant fines (currently starting at $25,000 for each card type) for failure to comply with the standards and can revoke the University’s ability to accept payment cards if we are breached.

With PCI 3.0 (effective December, 2013) the University became responsible for annually verifying the payment card data flow and PCI compliance for all third- party contracted vendors and their external service providers (either AOC (Attestation of Compliance or ROC (Report of Compliance) for each vendor who touches payment card data). As the units renew agreements with vendors, and as we are made aware of their relationship with the University, we are then bound to verify compliance.

EPay is primarily a payment card process, not a registration process where payment may or may not be collected so payment of some type must be collected for each registrant. eStore will allow for a combination of $0.00 registrations and paid. (see question 10 below) There are options available for registration only events. Contact the Payment Card Services for more information. See other options, ITS Eventbrite

1. There are short-term, one-time only web processing options available. Please contact the PCPC.
2. You can apply for web processing through the Payment Card Services using E- Pay at UVA through Commerce Manager. A departmental website may be required. Depending on your needs, we may be able to manage your registration page and collect payment information for no additional fee.

See the summary below for a quick overview.

Any department or unit that accepts payment cards on an ongoing basis though the University vendors is issued a Merchant ID number (MID) by MC/Visa/Discover and American Express. These merchant account numbers identify you to the credit card companies and establish a contractual obligation to comply with all credit card rules and regulations Payment Card Services: FAQs, Procedures, & Forms Page | 7

Payment Card Processing – Swipe and Web specifics.

The process typically takes 2-3 weeks to obtain a merchant account once an application has been submitted. This does not include the time that the requestor may need for development of webpages, or if applications involve the use of non- standard University credit card payment methods (third-party vendors, for example).

Contact the Payment Card Services to discuss the programs available and other considerations such as costs, accounting and security requirements. This information will assist the department’s understanding all of the ramifications of accepting credit cards directly, through EventBrite or another third-party provider.

We will then meet with the Program Coordinator, the department web developer if appropriate and your Fiscal staff to determine your needs.

The next step is to review the application procedure, complete an application, and submit it to Payment Card Services.

1. Any agreement or contract to process or receive revenue from payment card activity by members of the University, University-related community or Medical Center requires prior approval. See policies at FIN-037: Governance and Compliance Requirements for Payment Card Activities for the University and Medical Center Policy 0335: Use of Payment Cards at the Medical Center.
2. Any unit anticipating NEW revenue from any source, directly or indirectly, must have prior approval for new Revenue Generating Activity.