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How Much Should You Allow for Meals in Your T&E Policy? Benchmarking Insights from Peers

Q. We are reviewing our T&E policy and want to know if we are allowing enough to cover meals when traveling. Most of our travelers are going over so I was wondering what is everyone allowing at their… Read More

Travel expenses accounted for after an unreasonably long time

Q. If a company has an accountable plan and makes an exception to reimburse an expense that is over 60 days old (e.g., 1 yr old), what are the consequences? Would the company need to treat the… Read More

Itemization of expense reports

Q. I am an Accounts Payable Manager and part of the AP team's job is to review expense reports. I need to get clarification when approving hotel expenses on expense reports. It was my understanding… Read More

T&E card policies

Q. We currently have a card program with about 1,300 users. This is not a mandated program, so there is a lot of spend we are not capturing as part of our card program rebate. We are also very loose… Read More

Templates for company-issued travel cards

Q. I am seeking two templates: Employee agreement for the use of a company issued TRAVEL credit card where the employee is liable for the charges on the card. Policy for company issued TRAVEL credit… Read More

Mileage reimbursement for remote employees

Q. In August, 2021, our company chose to allow hybrid schedules as well as 100% remote schedules for employees. Now, the 100% remote employees are starting to request travel reimbursement from their… Read More

Limit on amount of meal reimbursement costs

Q. We require actual receipts to reimburse employees for their meals. However, can we stipulate the maximum amount that we will reimburse with actual receipts? We want to continue to reimburse an… Read More

Accounts Payable Solution Consultant Certificate Program (APSC) – Self-Study Online Course

Course Description

The course covers AP fundamentals, best practices and regulatory compliance, all of which are necessary to understand your clients who work in the accounts payable

Expense reimbursements for the C-suite

Q. I would appreciate some feedback from the IOFM Advisory Panelists on these questions : How does your Company handle expense reimbursements for the C-suite? Do you have a different policy with… Read More