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Property, Tax, and Accounting

MIT’s accounting activities touch every aspect of Institute operations. You can rely on VPF’s accounting teams and resources to guide you through financial review and control, sponsored agreements, tax requirements, and equipment and furniture needs.
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Property Tagging Team on the Move

With the opening of campus this fall, the VPF Property Office has resumed the process of in-person tagging of new equipment. Team members Leo Browne, Richard Janus, John Jenkins, and Kerry Johnson are working to address the backlog of untagged equipment purchased since March 2020. Their assignment is to tag…
Publication Date
11/3/2021
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Office of Insurance Now Part of VPF

The MIT Office of Insurance has recently joined VPF. Led by Director of Insurance Sandy Mitchell, the Insurance team is an important and valued resource for DLCs and the wider MIT community, protecting the Institute from risk of financial loss due to property and casualty-related occurrences. It strives to raise…
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10/11/2019
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Creating an Inventory of Office Equipment and Furniture Used for Remote Work

DLCs may find it helpful to create an inventory of MIT-owned office equipment and furniture that is being used for remote work. We have created the below email template and MIT-Owned Property Inventory form to assist you in this inventory effort. Creating an inventory is optional, but it can be a helpful tool as you plan for a variety of…
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Equipment Tagging

Every piece of new equipment that your DLC acquires with a value of $3,000 and above, including capital purchases ($5,000 or higher), must be tagged by the VPF Property Office. Property also tags computer equipment—desktops, tablets, laptops, and servers—valued at $1,000 and above.
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Damaged/Stolen Equipment Reporting

Take immediate action to report any equipment that has been damaged or that you suspect has been stolen. Here’s how to start the process.
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Gifts-in-Kind

A gift-in-kind is a donation of goods, such as equipment, art, or historical items. When your DLC receives a gift-in-kind, be sure to report the donation to the Office of the Recording Secretary (RSO) and to the Property Office.
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How to Buy a Used Computer or Phone from the Institute

As a member of the MIT community, you can buy a used laptop, desktop computer, tablet, or smartphone from the Institute. Purchasing surplus equipment is a great way to save money and put good equipment to use while reducing the cost to MIT for disposal of computing devices. If you…
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6/1/2017
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An MIT-Sized Neighborhood Swap

The VPF Property Office historically has worked with MIT DLCs to repurpose surplus lab equipment, furniture, and other reusable supplies. Last year, for example, in conjunction with the MIT Warehouse and Equipment Exchange, it tracked 840 pieces of lab equipment and furniture that were swapped from one lab to another…
Publication Date
11/12/2019
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