05-21-2015, 01:25 PM
(05-21-2015, 01:00 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Yes, we call this per diem. We also receive a per diem; however, we also must provide reciepts for various other expenses and "settle up" at the end. Obviously, your business conducts their travel expense accounts differently A method, in which, total amount is agreed upon upfront and if you encounter additional expense it is on you. Not sure how often I'd like to travel with your company.
Welcome to government travel. Everything is per diem.
In fact, except for specific metropolitan areas we are only reimbursed $86/night for hotel rooms for in state travel. You can get exceptions and they usually aren't to bad about it, but you have to provide a lot of documentation about hotel rates in the area to show why you need the exception. Oftentimes this results in you staying at a hotel miles away from the conference you're attending.
Quote:We see what we want to see and close our eyes to those things we do not.
Goes both ways. I just like to give the benefit of the doubt instead of jumping immediately into corruption talk and what not.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
