Reimbursement of Travel Expenditures FIN-TRV-2.0
Scope
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Policy Statement
The cost of travel authorized for official university business will be reimbursed to the university traveler within prescribed limits as indicated below. Official university rates pertaining to various types of expense reimbursements will be published by the Travel Management Services department on the Travel Management Services website at www.indiana.edu/~travel.
Reason for Policy
To provide guidance as to the type of travel related expenses that will be reimbursed from university funds.
Definitions
Lodging and subsistence will be reimbursed from travel to locations beyond a fifty (50) mile radius of the employee's official station or residence, whichever is less. Exceptions for travel within the 50 mile radius will be approved subject to documentation procedures and requirements established by the Travel Management Services department.
Air transportation - commercial aircraft will be reimbursed for the cost of Tourist, Coach or Special Fare class tickets. Exceptions for unavoidable circumstances will be subject to documentation procedures and requirements established by the Travel Management Services department.
Air transportation - privately owned aircraft will be limited to the cost of round trip highway mileage obtained from official highway maps showing the shortest, most widely used travel route and is subject to additional state restrictions as disseminated by the Travel Management Services department.
Ground transportation - rental vehicles will be reimbursed when suitable local transportation is unavailable or when rental is considered more advantageous to the university than the use of a taxi or other local transportation.
Ground transportation - commercial vehicles will be reimbursed for transportation between destination terminal(s) and the site(s) of official university business including the lodging site if different from other official business locations.
Ground transportation - private vehicles reimbursed based on official state highway maps showing the shortest, most widely used travel route. Exceptions will be subject to documentation procedures and requirements established by the Travel Management Services department.
History
This policy was established on October 1, 1990.
