Some biz travelers are tacking extra days to the end of their business trips to get a little R&R for less. That can cause some serious snags in processing T&E.

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Tags: A/P, Best practices, Employee communication, Hiring & training staff, T&E, Tax compliance

It’s easier to catch T&E swindlers if you know why — and how — they do what they do.

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Tags: Audits, Best practices, Communication, Controls, Cost cutting, Employee communication, Fraud prevention, T&E

Be extra vigilant if traveling employees ever buy work-related items on the road and get reimbursed via their expense reports.

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Tags: A/P, Employee reimbursements, Expense reports, T&E

If your company uses an outside agency to book business travel, it may be worth taking a second look at how cost-effective it really is.

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Tags: A/P, Communication, Cutting costs, T&E

If your company has been reluctant to set spending guidelines for T&E because of concern employees would complain, it’s time to reconsider.

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Tags: A/P, Best practices, Cost cutting, Employee communication, Internal controls, Policies, T&E

Corporate cards are safer than most other forms of payment. But even they aren’t totally bulletproof.

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Tags: Best practices, Communication, Controls, Corporate credit cards, Fraud prevention, Purchasing cards, T&E

Corporate cards save you time and reap hefty rebates for the company. So why do so few travelers comply?

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Tags: Best practices, Cost cutting, Employee communication, Purchasing cards, T&E, Travel cards

Make sure you have the latest information on per diems. GSA just issued a correction to its previously published chart.

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Tags: New rates, Per Diems, T&E

IRS is keeping you on your toes: The second change in six months was just announced.

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Tags: A/P, Economic outlook, IRS, mileage rate, T&E

Are employees padding T&E? You can count on it, unless you have this control in place:

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Tags: A/P, Cutting costs, Employee communication, Expense reports, T&E