Enforcement

Q. When is a company responsible to pay for lodging for an employee?  Specifically in reference to miles between their tax home to the temporary work place? A. (Answered by IOFM's third party tax… Read More

Q. Now that we have employees working from home regularly, I'm trying to determine what things are legitimate reimbursable expenses. Is there any guidance about this available? A. This article from… Read More

Q. Now that the coronavirus is becoming more widespread our company has imposed travel restrictions both domestically and internationally. We have several employees who have pre-booked airfare and… Read More

Q. Is there any way to determine the ROI for an automated expense report policy auditing process such as Concur Audit? Also, what is the most common method of policy audit for expense reports?… Read More

Q. We have an employee who is requesting reimbursement from our establishment for the use of their own personal property. Can this be done if it is with in the scope of their job? There were no… Read More

Q. Can a company refuse to pay expense reimbursements to employees because of late submission? The policy states that all expenses must be submitted within 30 days, but there are employees… Read More

Q. What is the industry best practice for cardholders who do not reconcile their expense reports? A. (answered by the IOFM Advisory Panel ----- This should be part of your policies and procedures.… Read More

Q. We are looking to change our reimbursement policy to use a per diem for meals instead of actual expenses. However, we have some travelers that are issued a P-card and use it for their meals while… Read More

Q. We have a traveler that went to Amsterdam and is requesting the following: International travel per diem food and incidentals - 1 day at $149; but he is also asking for hotel, food and… Read More