Section: 1808 Credit Card and Charge Account Expenses

Date: Aug 2010

This Policy was amended to provide added clarity requiring substantiation and approval of transportation and accommodation charges and direction to ensure that purchases made using the Credit Card and Charge Account Expenses are in accordance with the Business Incentive Policy requirements. Further, it has been changed to be consistent with revisions to FAM 1801 and 1802 related to delegation and financial approval authorities, FAM 2812 related to using the corporate travel card for employee expenses at special events, as well as, the Reciprocal Tax Agreement to extend GST and HST exemption for purchased accommodation and car rental supplies made using Government Credit Cards.

Approval of this Policy is within the scope of powers and duties entrusted to the Comptroller General in accordance with Section 12(2) of the Financial Administration Act and FAM Policy 1042, Directive 4.4.

Contact:

Financial Policy
Accounting Services
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
Phone: (867) 920-3401
Email: FAM@gov.nt.ca