How To: Create a Relocation Expense Report
Before You Start
All transactions related to an employee's relocation should be included in one expense report. Policy on relocation is available in Policy 2.1.20 of the Admin Guide.
- It is recommended that you create and save your Preferences before entering your first expense report: General preferences, frequently used Allocations, customized Approver information and Events.
- Collect all receipts for a trip or that pertain to one business purpose, organize them by TCard or Cash, and by expense type, then scan and save them on your computer's desktop. You may upload them as soon as you are ready to submit the expense report. You may also fax receipts and supporting documents if desired.
- Create individual files for all Airfare and Lodging receipts, as these will need to be attached individually to the corresponding line in the expense report.
- All other receipts and supporting documents can be scanned into a single file if desired.
Notes:
- If a Stanford Travel Card (TCard) was used, the TCard validator must be the preparer for the expense report.
- The person being relocated, if already an employee, must be entered as the Payee.
- If you need to reimburse someone who is not yet an employee for out-of-pocket expenses, create a Non-SU Payee Expense Report. See How To: Create Domestic / Foreign Expense Report for Non-SU Payee.
- Go to https://ofweb.stanford.edu
- Enter your SUNet ID and password
- Click SU Expense Requests
- Under Create New Transaction, select SU Payee under Expense Report
- Select the Relocation category
- Enter the Payee name (Last Name, First Name)
Notes:- If a Stanford Travel Card (TCard) was used, the TCard validator must be the preparer for the expense report.
- The person being relocated, if already an employee, must be entered as the Payee.
- If the person being relocated is not yet an employee, he or she should be entered as Beneficiary of the TCard expenses.
- Reimbursements for actual expenses paid for by the person being relocated who is not yet an employee should be made by creating an expense report for a Non-SU payee.
- Indicate if Rush Processing will apply
Note: On the Allocations and Approvers page, you will be asked to supply a PTA to which the $35 processing fee will be charged. Some PTAs are restricted and will not allow a processing fee to be charged to them. Check with the PTA approver or a Financial Analyst in your department before applying a rush processing fee.
- Select Event Name (optional)
Note: Click Show Event to display the event details, if desired.
~ OR ~ If new event is needed, click Create New Event (See How To: Create New Event) - Enter a Business Purpose (who, what, when, where, why)
- Under Relocation Information, enter the Origin Location and Destination Location
- Add each beneficiary (if other than the payee) who the relocation expenses benefited. Indicate if they are an employee or not, non-resident alien, and the total amount of their expenses
- Click Next
Step 3 – Select Travel Card Transactions on Travel Card Transactions Screen
All expenses for a trip or that pertain to a single business purpose should be included in one expense report.
- Select all Stanford Travel Card transactions that should be applied to the Expense Report
Notes:
- TCard transactions can be sorted to help locate desired transaction(s). Click on the column headers to sort; Preparer Notes, Transaction Date, Days, Merchant Name, Location Note.
- Once TCard transaction lines are selected, click Save before sorting the table differently if other transaction lines need to be sorted in order to be selected.
- Click Next and Previous to view additional transactions if necessary
- Once all desired transactions have been selected, click Next
Step 4 – Enter Travel Card Expense Information and Details on Travel Card Expenses Screen
Select expense types that apply to your expenses to see customized instructions:
Airfare
See Admin Guide 5.4.2 for commercial air travel policy:
Special Note: The expense date and expense type will auto-fill for TCard airline expenses. If the expense is for baggage fees, change the expense type from Airline to Ancillary Airline Fee and refer to the Ancillary Airline Fee instructions.Airfare requires specific entries in Details:
- Click Details icon
- If no receipt is provided, please contact airline for duplicate. Airfare receipts are always required
- Select the Class of Ticket, if not pre-populated
Notes:- Business and first class require an explanation in Remarks.
- When Airfare Class of Ticket is Business or First, you must allocate the expense to an unrestricted award and an unallowable expenditure type. In the event a Coach fare was unavailable, you may allocate one-third of the cost to an allowable expenditure type and the remaining two thirds to unallowable.
- Enter the Departure and Destination Airport codes
- Indicate if the flight was round trip or one way
- Select the Travel Booking Method
- Select the Airline
- If the airline expense is for a multi-leg trip, see instructions below:
Itemize a Multi-leg Trip
A Multi-leg trip is defined as a trip in which an overnight stay was required en route to the final destination.
The total airfare amount should be listed as the first itemized expense line (e.g. Line 1-1) in the Itemized Business Expenses section, the rest of the lines should be 0.00 for the Itemized Receipt Amount. Note the Departure and Destination of each leg in the Itemized Remarks field.- Click Itemize
- Click Add Another Row
- Select Airfare from the Expense Type drop-down list
- Select the Class of Ticket
- Enter Departure and Destination Airport codes of the first leg
- Select the Travel Booking Method
- Select the Airline
- Repeat Step 2 - 7 until all legs are listed
- If the airline expense contains another expense that needs to be itemized, see instructions below.
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Click Return to List
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Note: Be sure to prepare an individual airfare receipt file to upload directly to this line before submitting the expense report.
Ancillary Airline Fee
The Ancillary Airline Fee is to be selected for charges that come in as Airfare, but are actually for some other fee charged by the airline, for example:
- Upgrade from Coach to Economy Plus
- Checked baggage
- Reserved seat
- Inflight meals
- Wi-Fi
- Curb-side check-in
- Early boarding
- Select Ancillary Airline Fee from Expense Type drop-down list
Note: If the charge came in as Airfare, you must change the expense type to Ancillary Airline Fee.
- Enter a description of the fee in the Remarks field
- If no receipt will be submitted with the expense report:
Missing Original Receipt
Receipts are required for all expenses of $75 or more, or according to departmental guidelines (some departments require receipts for all expenses). If a required receipt is missing or lost, a copy must be requested from the merchant. If a copy cannot be obtained from the merchant, continue with the following steps:- Click Details icon
- Click Original Receipt Missing checkbox
- Provide an explanation in Remarks field
- Click Return to List
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Automobile Shipment
Automobile Shipment requires no special entries on the Details page.
- Select Automobile Shipment from Expense Type drop-down list
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Car Rental
The expense date and expense type will auto-fill for TCard car rental expenses.
Car Rental may require a special entry in Details if additional insurance is purchased with the rental.
Car Rental insurance is not reimbursable for U.S. trips (except for Hawaii). If purchased by the traveler, the insurance charge will be treated as a personal expense, and should be itemized as a personal expense in the expense report. See details.
- Click Details icon
- Click Itemize
- Enter Number of Days. Adjust for the length of the rental period in the Itemized Business Expenses section. Based on a 24 hour day, round to the nearest whole day count.
- If no receipt will be submitted with the expense report:
Missing Original Receipt
Receipts are required for all expenses of $75 or more, or according to departmental guidelines (some departments require receipts for all expenses). If a required receipt is missing or lost, a copy must be requested from the merchant. If a copy cannot be obtained from the merchant, continue with the following steps:
- Click Original Receipt Missing checkbox
- Provide an explanation in Remarks field
- Itemize car rental insurance if purchased:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Click Return to list
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Gas
The Gas expense type is for gasoline purchased during relocation travel.
Gas requires no special entries on the Details page.
- Select Gas from Expense Type drop-down list
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Lodging
The expense date and expense type will auto-fill for TCard lodging expenses.
Details are required for all Lodging expenses.
- Select Lodging from Expense Type drop-down list
- Click Details icon
- Click Itemize
- If no receipt is provided, please contact the hotel for duplicate copy. Lodging receipts are always required
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- The Number of Days field defaults to 1. Adjust this number to reflect the length of the stay. You will see the Daily Rate adjust accordingly.
- Enter Location using the search function in the Additional Information section
- Type the name of the city in the field
- Click the magnifying glass
- Select the city from the pop-up window to verify your selection
- You may use the % sign as a wildcard before and after your search criteria to broaden the results
- Enter the name of the Hotel
- Enter any additional relevant information in the Remarks field
- Click Return to List
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Note: Be sure to prepare an individual lodging receipt file to upload directly to this line before submitting the expense report.
Meals
En route meals will be reported as additional income to the employee.
Meals requires no special entries on the Details page.
- Select Meals from Expense Type drop-down list
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Moving Company
Moving Company requires no special entries on the Details page.
- Select Moving Company from Expense Type drop-down list
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Other Transportation
The Other Transportation expense type is for transportation expenses other than airfare, car rental, or truck rental, such as taxi, limousine, train, parking, and fuel for car or truck rental.
- Select Other Transportation from Expense Type drop-down list
- Enter a description of transportation in the Remarks field.
- If a required receipt is missing:
Missing Original Receipt
Receipts are required for all expenses of $75 or more, or according to departmental guidelines (some departments require receipts for all expenses). If a required receipt is missing or lost, a copy must be requested from the merchant. If a copy cannot be obtained from the merchant, continue with the following steps:- Click Details icon
- Click Original Receipt Missing checkbox
- Provide an explanation in Remarks field
- Click Return to List
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Click Details icon for the expense
- Click Itemize
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Click Return to List
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Storage
Storage of household items up to 30 days in not tax reportable. Storage beyond 30 days may be tax reportable.
Storage requires no special entries on the Details page.
- Select Storage from Expense Type drop-down list
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Temporary Living Expense
See Admin Guide 2.1.20 for costs associated with living expenses while an employee is arranging permanent residence.
Temporary living expenses will be tax reportable.
- Select Temporary Living Expense from Expense Type drop-down list
- Enter an explanation of temporary living expense in the Remarks field
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Truck Rental
Truck Rental requires no special entries on the Details page.
- Select Truck Rental from Expense Type drop-down list
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Step 5 – Enter Cash or Personal Credit Card Expenses on Transaction Lines Screen
Select expense types that apply to your expenses to see customized instructions:
Airfare
See Admin Guide 5.4.2 for commercial air travel policy.
- Enter Date of expense
- Enter receipt amount in Line Amount field
- Select Airfare from the Expense Type drop-down list
- Click Details icon
- If no receipt is provided, please contact airline for duplicate. Airfare receipts are always required
- Select the Class of Ticket
Notes:- Business and first class require an explanation in Remarks.
- When Airfare Class of Ticket is Business or First, you must allocate the expense to an unrestricted award and an unallowable expenditure type. In the event a Coach fare was unavailable, you may allocate one-third of the cost to an allowable expenditure type and the remaining two thirds to unallowable.
- Enter the Departure and Destination Airport codes
- Indicate if the flight was round trip or one way
- Select the Travel Booking Method
- Select the Airline
- If the airline expense is for a multi-leg trip, see instructions below:
Itemize a Multi-leg Trip
A Multi-leg trip is defined as a trip in which an overnight stay was required en route to the final destination.
The total airfare amount should be listed as the first itemized expense line (e.g. Line 1-1) in the Itemized Business Expenses section, the rest of the lines should be 0.00 for the Itemized Receipt Amount. Note the Departure and Destination of each leg in the Itemized Remarks field.- Click Itemize
- Click Add Another Row
- Select Airfare from the Expense Type drop-down list
- Select the Class of Ticket
- Enter Departure and Destination Airport codes of the first leg
- Select the Travel Booking Method
- Select the Airline
- Repeat Step 2 - 7 until all legs are listed
- If the airline expense contains another expense that needs to be itemized, see instructions below.
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Click Return to List
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Note: Be sure to prepare an individual airfare receipt file to upload directly to this line before submitting the expense report.
Ancillary Airline Fee
The Ancillary Airline Fee is to be selected for charges that come in as Airfare, but are actually for some other fee charged by the airline, for example:
- Upgrade from Coach to Economy Plus
- Checked baggage
- Reserved seat
- Inflight meals
- Wi-Fi
- Curb-side check-in
- Early boarding
- Enter Date of expense
- Enter receipt amount in Line Amount field
- Select Ancillary Airline Fee from Expense Type drop-down list
- Enter a description of the fee in the Remarks field
- If no receipt will be submitted with the expense report:
Missing Original Receipt
Receipts are required for all expenses of $75 or more, or according to departmental guidelines (some departments require receipts for all expenses). If a required receipt is missing or lost, a copy must be requested from the merchant. If a copy cannot be obtained from the merchant, continue with the following steps:- Click Details icon
- Click Original Receipt Missing checkbox
- Provide an explanation in Remarks field
- Click Return to List
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Automobile Shipment
- Enter Date of expense
- Enter receipt amount in Line Amount field
- Select Automobile Shipment from Expense Type drop-down list
- If no receipt will be submitted with the expense report:
Missing Original Receipt
Receipts are required for all expenses of $75 or more, or according to departmental guidelines (some departments require receipts for all expenses). If a required receipt is missing or lost, a copy must be requested from the merchant. If a copy cannot be obtained from the merchant, continue with the following steps:- Click Details icon
- Click Original Receipt Missing checkbox
- Provide an explanation in Remarks field
- Click Return to List
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Car Rental
Car rental insurance is not reimbursable for U.S. trips (except for Hawaii). If purchased by the traveler, the insurance charge will be treated as a personal expense (see details) and should be itemized as a personal expense in the expense report.
- Enter Date of expense
- Enter receipt amount in Line Amount field
- Select Car Rental from Expense Type drop-down list
- Click Details icon
- Adjust the Number of Days field to reflect the length of the rental period – you will see the daily rate adjust accordingly. Based on a 24 hour day, round to the nearest whole day count.
- If no receipt will be submitted with the expense report:
Missing Original Receipt
Receipts are required for all expenses of $75 or more, or according to departmental guidelines (some departments require receipts for all expenses). If a required receipt is missing or lost, a copy must be requested from the merchant. If a copy cannot be obtained from the merchant, continue with the following steps:- Click Original Receipt Missing checkbox
- Provide an explanation in Remarks field
- If car rental insurance is purchased, itemize the charge as a personal expense:
Itemize Expenses
- Click Itemize
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Click Return to List
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Gas
The Gas expense type is for gasoline purchased during relocation travel.
- Enter Date of expense
- Enter receipt amount in Line Amount field
- Select Gas from Expense Type drop-down list
- If no receipt will be submitted with the expense report:
Missing Original Receipt
Receipts are required for all expenses of $75 or more, or according to departmental guidelines (some departments require receipts for all expenses). If a required receipt is missing or lost, a copy must be requested from the merchant. If a copy cannot be obtained from the merchant, continue with the following steps:- Click Details icon
- Click Original Receipt Missing checkbox
- Provide an explanation in Remarks field
- Click Return to List
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Lodging
- Enter Date of expense
- Enter receipt amount in Line Amount field
- Select Lodging from Expense Type drop-down list
- Click Details icon
- If no receipt is provided, please contact the hotel for duplicate copy. Lodging receipts are always required
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Click Itemize
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- The Number of Days field defaults to 1. Adjust this number to reflect the length of the stay. You will see the Daily Rate adjust accordingly.
- Enter Location using the search function in the Additional Information section
- Type the name of the city in the field
- Click the magnifying glass
- Select the city from the pop-up window to verify your selection
- You may use the % sign as a wildcard before and after your search criteria to broaden the results
- Enter the name of the Hotel
- Enter any additional relevant information in the Remarks field
- Click Return to List
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Note: Be sure to prepare an individual lodging receipt file to upload directly to this line before submitting the expense report.
Meals
En route meals will be reported as additional income to the employee.
- Enter Date of expense
- Enter receipt amount in Line Amount field
- Select Meals from Expense Type drop-down list
- If no receipt will be submitted with the expense report:
Missing Original Receipt
Receipts are required for all expenses of $75 or more, or according to departmental guidelines (some departments require receipts for all expenses). If a required receipt is missing or lost, a copy must be requested from the merchant. If a copy cannot be obtained from the merchant, continue with the following steps:- Click Details icon
- Click Original Receipt Missing checkbox
- Provide an explanation in Remarks field
- Click Return to List
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Moving Company
- Enter Date of expense
- Enter receipt amount in Line Amount field
- Select Moving Company from Expense Type drop-down list
- If no receipt will be submitted with the expense report:
Missing Original Receipt
Receipts are required for all expenses of $75 or more, or according to departmental guidelines (some departments require receipts for all expenses). If a required receipt is missing or lost, a copy must be requested from the merchant. If a copy cannot be obtained from the merchant, continue with the following steps:- Click Details icon
- Click Original Receipt Missing checkbox
- Provide an explanation in Remarks field
- Click Return to List
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Other Transportation
The Other Transportation expense type is for transportation expenses other than airfare, car rental, or truck rental, such as taxi, limousine, train, parking, and fuel for car or truck rental.
- Enter Date of expense
- Enter receipt amount in Line Amount field
- Select Other Transportation from Expense Type drop-down list
- Enter a description of transportation in the Remarks field.
- If no receipt will be submitted with the expense report:
Missing Original Receipt
Receipts are required for all expenses of $75 or more, or according to departmental guidelines (some departments require receipts for all expenses). If a required receipt is missing or lost, a copy must be requested from the merchant. If a copy cannot be obtained from the merchant, continue with the following steps:- Click Details icon
- Click Original Receipt Missing checkbox
- Provide an explanation in Remarks field
- Click Return to List
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Click Details icon for the expense
- Click Itemize
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Click Return to List
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Personal Automobile Mileage
Personal Automobile Mileage refers to miles travelled in a personal automobile. See Mileage Reimbursement rates.
- Select Mileage Expenses tab
- Enter Expense Date
- Enter the From and To Locations in the Remarks field
- Determine distance in miles using Google Maps
- Enter Miles
Note: You may enter total number of miles on one line.
- Click Calculate
- Click Next
Storage
Storage of household items up to 30 days in not tax reportable. Storage beyond 30 days may be tax reportable.
- Enter Date of expense
- Enter receipt amount in Line Amount field
- Select Storage from Expense Type drop-down list
- If no receipt will be submitted with the expense report:
Missing Original Receipt
Receipts are required for all expenses of $75 or more, or according to departmental guidelines (some departments require receipts for all expenses). If a required receipt is missing or lost, a copy must be requested from the merchant. If a copy cannot be obtained from the merchant, continue with the following steps:- Click Details icon
- Click Original Receipt Missing checkbox
- Provide an explanation in Remarks field
- Click Return to List
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Temporary Living Expense
See Admin Guide 2.1.20 for costs associated with living expenses while an employee is arranging permanent residence.
Temporary living expenses will be tax reportable.
- Enter Date of expense
- Enter receipt amount in Line Amount field
- Select Temporary Living Expense from Expense Type drop-down list
- Enter an explanation of temporary living expense in the Remarks field
- If no receipt will be submitted with the expense report:
Missing Original Receipt
Receipts are required for all expenses of $75 or more, or according to departmental guidelines (some departments require receipts for all expenses). If a required receipt is missing or lost, a copy must be requested from the merchant. If a copy cannot be obtained from the merchant, continue with the following steps:- Click Details icon
- Click Original Receipt Missing checkbox
- Provide an explanation in Remarks field
- Click Return to List
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Truck Rental
- Enter Date of expense
- Enter receipt amount in Line Amount field
- Select Truck Rental from Expense Type drop-down list
- If no receipt will be submitted with the expense report:
Missing Original Receipt
Receipts are required for all expenses of $75 or more, or according to departmental guidelines (some departments require receipts for all expenses). If a required receipt is missing or lost, a copy must be requested from the merchant. If a copy cannot be obtained from the merchant, continue with the following steps:- Click Details icon
- Click Original Receipt Missing checkbox
- Provide an explanation in Remarks field
- Click Return to List
- If the expense included other business or personal expenses, itemize expenses:
Itemize Expenses
- Enter the dollar amount for the itemized business portion in the Itemized Receipt Amount field in the Itemized Business Expenses section
- Click Add Another Row (if necessary) to itemize each additional business expense
- Enter description in the Remarks field for each itemized line item
Any remaining amount not put on an itemized line will show as personal expenses (see "Personal Expenses" in subtotal).
- Continue with more expense items on this screen,
~ OR ~ Click Next
Step 6 – Allocate to PTAEs on Allocations and Approvers Screen
PTAs for each line must be designated before expenditure types can be selected. Designate PTAs using any combination of these 3 options:
Manually Enter PTAEs
- Enter Project, Task, Award information for each line
- Select Expenditure Type for each line. A commonly used expenditure type may appear. If the field is blank, select from the drop-down list.
Apply My Allocations Preferences
- Click the radio button to select one, multiple or all expense lines
- Select one of the pre-set expense allocations from My Allocation drop-down list
Note: See How To: Set My Allocation Preferences.
- Click Apply
- Select Expenditure Type for each line. A commonly used expenditure type may appear. If the field is blank, select from the drop-down list.
Update / Split Allocations
- To enter a new PTA (not in My Allocations) and allocate to one, multiple, or all expense lines, and/or
- To enter a split PTA allocation and allocate to one, multiple, or all expense lines
- Click the radio button to select expense lines to be allocated
- Click Update Allocation
- Select an Allocation Method
- Equal Split
- Amount Split
- Percentage Split
- Click Add Another Row to provide space to enter each PTA to be in the split
- Enter Project, Task, Award information (PTAs)
- Enter Percentage of split for each PTA, if necessary
- Enter Allocation Reason to describe the reason for allocation to multiple PTAs (optional)
Save Allocation in My Allocation Preferences
You may save this allocation in your My Allocation Preferences for use again.
- Click Add Allocation Set to My Allocations checkbox
- Enter the Allocation Name
- Click Apply
- Select Expenditure Type for each line. A commonly used expenditure type may appear. If the field is blank, select from the drop-down list.
Step 7 – Designate Approvers on Allocations and Approvers Screen
Designate approver(s) using any combination of these 3 options:
Apply My Approvers Preferences
- Select one of the pre-set approvers from My Approvers drop-down list
- Click Apply
- Enter the approver's sequence or send in parallel (enter 1,2,3 for sequence; assign all approver's "1" for in parallel routing)
- Enter Notes to each approver (if needed)
- Click Next when the Approver Routing List is complete
Notes:
- FYI Recipients do not "approve" the expense report
- If you delete an approver by mistake, click Populate/Refresh to return to original default approver.
- If you feel an approver is incorrect for a PTA, please have that approver put in a HelpSU request to have the authority updated.
Populate Default Approver(s)
- To add default PTA approver(s), click Populate/Refresh
Note: Approvers that display when Populate/Refresh is selected will have the appropriate approval authority for the PTAs. If you have allocated to more than one PTA, there could be more than one approver showing in the approver routing list.
- Enter the approver's sequence or send in parallel (enter 1,2,3 for sequence; assign all approver's "1" for in parallel routing)
- Enter Notes to each approver (if needed)
- Click Next when the Approver Routing List is complete
Notes:
- FYI Recipients do not "approve" the expense report
- If you delete an approver by mistake, click Populate/Refresh to return to original default approver.
- If you feel an approver is incorrect for a PTA, please have that approver put in a HelpSU request to have the authority updated.
Manually Add Approver(s) / FYI Recipient(s)
- Click Add
- Click the magnifying glass icon
- Enter the approver's name (Last name, First name)
- Click Go
- Click Quick Select icon next to the approver's name
- Select Approver or FYI from Approver / FYI drop-down list
- Enter the approver's sequence or send in parallel (enter 1, 2, 3 for sequence; assign all approver's "1" for in parallel routing).
- Enter Notes to each approver (if needed)
- Click Next when the Approver Routing List is complete
Notes:
- FYI Recipients do not "approve" the expense report
- If you delete an approver by mistake, click Populate/Refresh to return to original default approver. There must be a "Yes" displaying in the default approver column for at least one approver per PTA.
- If you feel an approver is incorrect for a PTA, please have that approver put in a HelpSU request to have the authority updated.
Step 8 – Apply Advance (if applicable)
The Advance step will appear in the workflow train if the payee has an advance waiting to be applied to an expense report. You may apply advance funds or skip this step if the outstanding advance does not apply to this expense report.
Apply Advance
- Click the flashlight next to the Advance Number field
- Click Go to see all available advances
- Select applicable advance from the list
- Enter the amount to be applied
- Click Next
Do Not Apply Advance
- Enter An advance does not apply in Remarks field
- Click Next
Step 9 – Attach Receipts / Backup Document
All expense reports must include receipts and other supporting documentation.
Important: Expense reports must have attachments uploaded to the line for Airfare, Lodging, and Conference Registration.
Upload Attachments Directly to a Line on the Review Page
- Scan or use a smartphone to photograph required receipts and documents to be attached to the transaction into a file
- Name each file with a unique name and save on your computer
Note: Allowed file formats include .pdf, .jpg, .png, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx.
- Click green plus sign
- Click Browse to navigate to file
- Select file and click Open
- Repeat until all files for the line are in Files ready to upload
- Click Upload file(s). File(s) will appear in View Attachments
- Click Close
- Green plus sign changes to paper clip to indicate file(s) attached
Upload Attachments to the Transaction Using Attach/View Receipts
- Scan or use a smartphone to photograph required receipts and documents to be attached to the transaction into a file
- Name each file with a unique name and save on your computer
Note: Allowed file formats include .pdf, .jpg, .png, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx.
- Click Attach/View Receipts button to open the Attachments window
- Do Not select a line
- Click Browse to navigate to file
- Select file and click Open
- Repeat until all files are in Files ready to upload
- Click Upload file(s). File(s) will appear in View Attachments
- Files attached to the transaction display N/A in the Expense Source and For Transaction Line(s) columns
- Click Close to close the Attachments window
Reassign Attachments to a Line (if required)- Click Attach/View Receipts button to open the Attachments window
- Scroll down and select the Reassign icon for the attachment
- Select the Document Type
- Select the line to which the attachment is to be reassigned
- Click Save
- Repeat for all uploaded attachments that must be reassigned to a line
Fax Attachments
- Click Attach/View Receipts on the Transaction Review screen
- Click Bar Code Cover Page on the Attach/View Receipts window and print
- Close the Bar Code Cover Page window
- Send an individual fax for each line that requires an attachment
- Send a fax containing all other receipts and documents
- Click Attach/View Receipts to open the Attachments window. Faxes will display in the View Attachments section, attached at the transaction level.
- Reassign attachments to a line if required
- Select the Reassign icon for the attachment
- Select the Document Type
- Select the line to which the attachment is to be reassigned
- Click Save
- Repeat for all faxed attachments that must be reassigned to a line
- Click Close to close the Attachments window
- Review the transaction carefully for completeness, accuracy, and policy compliance. See the tabs marked Expense Lines, Expense Allocations, Approvers, and Approval Notes for additional information
Note: Use the Back button, if necessary, to return to previous pages for corrections.
- Click Submit to submit the transaction once all receipts and backup documents have been attached
What's Next?
- The Relocation expense report will be routed to the appropriate approver.
- See all Expense Requests How Tos.