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Reimbursable Miscellaneous Trip Expenses

General Expenses for All Travel Expenses Specific to Foreign Travel

Receipts are required if each expense (or total of expenses in reasonable categories, such as parking, taxis, etc) is $75 or greater.

General Expenses
(All Travel)

Expense Must be Required for University Business Trip

Baggage charges

a.      Transportation charges for authorized excess baggage when carrying equipment necessary to complete official business
b.      Necessary charges for storage when such are a result official business
c.      Charges for checking baggage
d.      Charges or tips at transportation terminals for handling property of Purdue University
Services of guides, interpreters, or drivers
Services of typists, data processors, or stenographers
Use of computers, printers, fax machines, and scanners when necessary to complete official business mission
Fees for conference/meeting rooms and equipment when necessary to complete official business mission
Official telephone calls/service, such as faxes, telegrams, etc
Lodging taxes
Laundry, cleaning, and pressing of clothing (To qualify for this expense, the traveler must incur a minimum of 4 consecutive nights on official Univesity business.)
Energy surcharge and lodging fees when such fees are not optional.  Example:  Safe

Emergency purchases of materials or services (i.e., film, batteries, photocopying, etc.) when necessary to complete official business mission.

Sales tax on purchases made in Indiana cannot be reimbursed, but sales tax on out-of-state purchases will be reimbursed.  (Contact the Tax Group for information on sales tax.)
 
Special Expenses
(Specific to Foreign Travel)

Expense Must be Required for University Business Trip

Fees for conversion of foreign currency
Passport and/or visa fees
Foreign country exit fees
Costs of photographs for passports and visas
Costs of birth, health, and identity certificates
Charges for inoculations necessary for foreign travel
Fees for travelers checks