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July 22, 2025 | Best Practices, Expense Tips

When Rubber Meets the Road: The Impact of Rubber Stamping on Receipt Validation

As validating receipts for business purposes has become more crucial, attempts and techniques to circumvent it have become more common. The traditional, purely manual process is susceptible to overlooking or missing policy violations largely due to the repetitive nature of it. Having a person solely responsible for reviewing and validating receipts is not common: it […]

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July 17, 2025 | Best Practices, P-Card Expense Monitoring, Program Goals

9 Best Practices to Make the Most of Your P-Card Auditing

P-Cards, or purchasing cards, are a great way for organizations to streamline their purchasing processes. However, P-Cards (really, any company-issued credit card, including travel cards) can also be a source of fraud and abuse if they are not properly managed. This is why it’s important to have strong procedures in place for your P-Card. In

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Maximize your return on investment (ROI) for travel expenses.

June 19, 2025 | Best Practices, Expense Tips, Travel Card

Maximize ROI for Travel Expenses

Business travel in the United States has been volatile in recent years, exasperated by the pandemic. But by 2025, it has largely recovered and continues to strengthen. But, as we’ve seen significant volatility in the recent past, it is smart to get ahead of it if it happens again due to world events, economic pressures,

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The pros and cons p-cards for large or growing card programs

March 31, 2025 | Best Practices, Expense Tips

The Pros and Cons of P-Cards for Large or Growing Card Programs

Become aware of the pros and cons of p-card usage for your company or organization and then find ways to avoid or, better yet, eliminate the cons.

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February 28, 2025 | Best Practices, Expense Tips

The Importance of Tracking Sales Tax

Eliminating wasteful spending is an ongoing focus for card program directors and managers. While it is important to keep your eyes peeled for larger, unnecessary purchases, some smaller forms of spending, like sales tax, can still add up and cost the organization more money that could best be spent elsewhere. If your organization is tax

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January 6, 2025 | Best Practices

Five Best Practices for Tracking Card Program Goals

To achieve card program goals, program managers go beyond setting goals and track them with spend data. Learn five best practices for tracking card program goals that can promote the health and success of your card program.

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