SMU Amazon Business Account

We are excited to announce that SMU has created a central Amazon Business account that will make it easier for you to purchase on Amazon.com.  Our goal is to simplify the purchasing process so you can take advantage of the wide selection and competitive prices of the Amazon marketplace. You can also take advantage of features you don’t have today on your consumer account including Free Two-Day Shipping on eligible orders of $49 or more, and discounts on select items.

The SMU Amazon Business Account must be used for business purposes only.  No personal purchases may be made from a Southern Methodist University email address in the Amazon Business Account.

Through this central Amazon Business account you will have immediate access to:

  • Free Two-Day Shipping on orders over $25 (learn more)
  • Pricing and quantity discounts on select items
  • Education-tailored search and browse functionality
  • Access to a specialized Customer Service team

Everything else you know and love about shopping on Amazon.com will remain the same.

You should use your SMU email addresses for the Amazon Business account. If you are using your SMU email addresses for personal purchases, login with your account and change to a personal address (e.g., free Gmail or Yahoo accounts) before accepting the invitation to join the Amazon Business account.

Should you have any difficulty, Amazon Business Customer Service may be reached by phone at (866) 486-2360 Monday – Friday 8am – 10pm Eastern and Saturday & Sunday 8am – 5pm Eastern. 

 **NOTE: SMU does NOT allow reimbursements/purchases of Amazon Prime Accounts.**

Purchases not allowed on Amazon:

  • Office Supplies - Our required office supply provider is Staples.  Questions- Cathy Heckman- checkman@smu.edu
  • Furniture- Please contact Chanda Arnold- arnoldc@smu.edu
  • Desk top computers/Laptops/Tablets- Please contact techsales@smu.edu

How to Join:

Send an email to purchasing@smu.edu to request access to SMU Business Account.  You will then receive an invite.  Click on accept invite and it will take you to a log in page.     Follow instructions below.

Instructions:

Joining business account with already established account using your SMU email:

     1. Accept invite

     2. Click Continue

     3. A login screen with your SMU email address will appear.  Login as usual.

     4. Confirm & Continue

     5. A pop up box in regards to account use for business only- click Confirm & Continue

     6. Complete

     7.  The last screen will confirm your account is now business ready

 

  Joining business account with no established account using your SMU email:

    1. Accept invite

    2. Click Continue

    3. A login screen with your SMU email address will appear.  Create a password.

    4. Confirm & Continue

    5. A pop up box in regards to account use for business only- click Confirm & Continue

    6. Complete

    7.  The last screen will confirm your account set up & is ready for use

Tax Exemption:

 You must go in your account and create your Texas sales tax exemption. Instructions for creating tax exemption & requesting tax refund. We are tax exempt in other states. Please visit the Tax website for the complete list with their certificates.

1.      Each individual p-card holder must upload a tax exemption form

2.      Amazon does pass along your tax exemption status to our 3rd party re-sellers

3.      Sometimes- a 3rd party re-seller makes a mistake and charges you tax

4.      Amazon has a tax team: tax-exempt@amazon.com

a. If you send any issues that you have to that email address they will verify your status and issue a refund as appropriate.