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Employee Expense Report Form
Instructions for Completing

Employee Expense Report Form

When requesting reimbursement for travel expenses, an employee expense report form cannot be processed without a Travel Request form.  An employee may have only one outstanding travel advance at a time.

Beginning with the box in the upper, left-hand corner of the form:

• Is the trip in state or outstate?  circle one
• If requesting an advance, circle "short term adv"
• Indicate your reason for travel, e.g., meeting, teaching class, etc.
• Complete your name and home address
• SEMA4 Employee ID - your ID number from your check stub
• SEMA4 Record Number - your social security number

Line 2:

• If this is an expense report for an advance, indicate if requesting advance OR reporting final expenses after the trip
• Indicate first and last dates of trip
• Complete the information regarding your permanent work station, including city and state
• Complete your job title
• Fill in your bargaining unit if you know what it is (e.g., IFO, AFSCME, MAPE, etc.) 
• Indicate the cost center to which the trip is being charged

For the main body of the form, the column headings identify the information that is to be listed in each row. 

List each day of the trip separately with appropriate expenses for the day. 

Indicate initial departure time and final arrival time (used to determine eligibility for meal reimbursement) 

• Check meals for each day and put the total expenses for meals for the day under either "Total all meals (w/o lodging)" OR "Total all meals (with lodging)."  (meal rates)
• Lodging (must attach receipt)
• If you paid the registration fee, include it on the form for reimbursement (must attach receipt). 
• If the registration fee was charged on the WSU travel credit card and you did not pay for it, do not include it on this form.
• Reimbursement may be requested for personal telephone calls for a maximum of $3.00 per day. 
• Parking fees (not including parking meter) may be listed for reimbursement (must attach receipt)
• Total each column
• If you use a private car, complete the mileage section  (mileage rates for personal car)  You must enter the number of miles for the most direct route between the "from" and "to" points. (For Minnesota and Wisconsin destinations, see the Mileage Table.)  You must write down the location for any local miles you travel.
  • NOTE:  If using a private car for out-of-state travel, you must indicate, in the space provided, what the lowest airfare would cost to the destination.  Mileage reimbursement for the use of a private car may not exceed the lowest comparable coach airfair.  Quotes should realize maximum savings (e.g., Saturday overnight, advance booking, etc.) and be obtained at first knowledge of the trip with the Travel Director.

• The box in the lower, right-hand corner of the form is provided for you to list any other miscellaneous expenses for which you are claiming reimbursement, e.g., business phone, taxi, car rental, etc.  If you rent a vehicle, you must indicate on the form the reason a rental vehicle was used instead of public transportation or a state vehicle.  See Rental Vehicles for more information. 

  • Provide a grand total of all expenses.  If you were given an advance, and this is a settlement form, put the amount of your advance in the space behind "Less Advance."

  • If the actual expenses exceed the amount of the advance, indicate the "Total to be paid to Employee." 

  • If actual expenses are lower than the amount of the advance, the balance will be deducted from your paycheck.

  You and your supervisor must sign and date the form.  Attach all necessary receipts (as indicated above).  Submit form to the Travel Director, Somsen 205. 

   

Last Modified: Thursday, June 12, 2008 13:49 by Kathryn Mahlke