Procurement Services discourages purchases from eBay. When considering an eBay purchase, it is important to remember that you have no recourse if the item is received damaged or not in working condition, except eBay’s moderation between you and the seller. There is no guarantee in such a case that your money will ever be refunded. Also, many times these items come as is with no warranty. If the item breaks or stops working, your department is either out the money you paid or now looking for someone to fix it for an additional cost.

Process the reimbursement through Travel by creating an expense report (ER) in Workday.  Make sure to provide a Tax ID or published advertisement if a commercial lodging facility is other than a hotel.  For further questions, please contact Travel directly.  Note: For information on lease payments, please contact

Under RCW 84.36.050, the UW, which includes UWMC, is exempt from property tax on real or personal property owned or used by the University in this state if used for educational purposes. Therefore, we do not have or need an exemption certificate.

However, if we are leasing, there may be a different set of rules, which depends on the type of lease. Please refer to the lease agreement between the University and supplier.

*Note: Harborview Medical Center (HMC) is not considered a UW entity for these purposes.

Please visit the Tax Office website. There are several additional FAQs that may help you.

The University is not a tax exempt institution. The University of Washington must pay sales tax on most merchandise purchased for operations of the University.

For more tax information please see the Tax Office webpage. Under "Departments" please review the various areas, including:

A requisition / purchase order cannot be completely processed and the vendor paid unless the selected supplier is currently active in the UW Vendor database. Specific information about each supplier is required for IRS, other tax purposes, various certifications, etc. This information is entered as part of the supplier profile and assures that timely, accurate payments are made and that the University is able to fulfill certain reporting requirements.

Departments can create their own policy on how they manage the  10% rebate earned  through University Book Store purchases.  If your department policy requires the purchaser to pursue the rebate from the UW Bookstore, then this amount must be deducted from the amount of the reimbursement. For more information, see the Reimbursements web page or the UW Bookstore Customer Rebate FAQ page.

The University of Washington will not impose any direct fees as a part of the ePayables process. Payments will be processed as credit card transactions, so your standard merchant bank fees will apply.

This is actually a question the vendor can take to their merchant bank.