Business Lines

There are several business lines associated with the GSA SmartPay® program.

Red charge card with the word Purchase and numbers 1234 5678 9012 3456 and the name John Smith, with a bird in the background

Purchase

Use
To pay for supplies or services.

Account Type(s)
Centrally Billed Account (CBA).

Publication
Helpful Hints for Purchase Account Use [PDF, 14 pages].

Blue charge card with the word Travel and numbers 1234 5678 9012 3456 and the name John Smith, with an airplane in the background

Travel

Use
To pay for travel and travel related expenses. Primary mechanism used to purchase airline, rail and bus tickets at significantly reduced fares under the GSA City Pair Program (CPP).

Account Type(s)
Individually Billed Account (IBA) or CBA.

Publication
Helpful Hints for Travel Account Use [PDF, 14 pages].

Green charge card with the word Fleet and numbers 1234 5678 9012 3456 and the name John Smith, with a road in the background

Fleet

Use
To pay for the purchase of fuel, maintenance and repair of government owned/operated motor equipment, aviation, small marine vessels and large marine vessels.

Account Type
CBA.

Publication
Helpful Hints for Fleet Account Use [PDF, 10 pages].

Silver charge card with the words Tax advantage and numbers 1234 5678 9012 3456 and the name John Smith, with a car and buildings in the background

Tax Advantage Travel

Use
To pay for travel and travel related expenses.

Account Type
Combines IBA and CBA transactions to provide tax exemption at the point of sale for rental car and lodging expenses.

Publication
GSA SmartPay Tax Advantage Travel Account [PDF, 2 pages].

Yellow charge card with the word Intergrated and numbers 1234 5678 9012 3456 and the name John Smith, with a globe outline in the background

Integrated

Use
To pay for purchases involving two or more business lines (i.e. fleet, purchase, and/or travel) on a single account.

Account Type
Most times considered to be a CBA and should be exempt from state sales tax.

Publications
Helpful Hints for Purchase Account Use [PDF, 14 pages], Helpful Hints for Travel Account Use [PDF, 14 pages] and Helpful Hints for Fleet Account Use [PDF, 10 pages].