Can we pay an employee a “travel allowance” in lieu of the actual amount expended for travel?
No. TEA travel reimbursement policy states that employees and others traveling for the benefit of the grant program will be reimbursed for actual expenditures, not to exceed the maximum daily rates for lodging or for meals. Refer to the “Guidelines Related to Specific Costs” for current lodging and meal maximum daily rates at http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/opge/grantdev/admin.html. Click on the latest set of guidelines under “Federal Cost Principles and Allowable Costs”. To reimburse the traveler for any amounts above the amount actually expended would constitute a “gift of public funds”, and these are not allowable.
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