Changes In Travel Expense Types

5/27/08

Changes have been made concerning a couple of expense types used in Travel in the IRIS system.

Effective 5/1/2008, the “Meals Actual” expense type has been expanded to include reimbursement of the actual costs of meals during international travel. The “Meals, Foreign Actual” expense type may still be used for trips that occurred before 5/1. For trips on or after 5/1, the “Meals, Actual” expense type should be used for all reimbursement of the actual costs of meals.
A new expense type is being added for “Other Expenses Company Paid”. This expense type will be used primarily for guest travelers. When the lodging is being paid directly by UT on a hotel invoice, the “Lodging Company Paid” expense type is used to record that expense on the Travel Expense Report. You may use the new “Other Expenses Company Paid” expense type to record expenses other than lodging from the hotel invoice such as hotel parking, etc.

Questions should be directed to the IRIS Helpdesk.