Policy References
An Expense Report must be submitted detailing all expenses including both State Travel Card charges and out-of-pocket expenses. Each Business Unit finance office will reimburse out-of-pocket expenses and pay the State Travel Card directly. Revocation of the traveler’s card may occur upon repeated delays in the submission of Expense Reports.
Expense Reports are to be fully completed for each travel event. No balance due or balance owed is to be carried over to future Expense Reports or applied to previously submitted Expense Reports. Expense Reports must be submitted timely. This timely submittal will provide information necessary to reconcile the corporate travel card bill. Revocation of the traveler’s card may occur upon repeated delays in the submission of Expense Reports. Expense Reports must be submitted for all charges whether or not out-of-pocket expenses were incurred.
Improper or unauthorized charges will result in mandated reimbursement to the Business Unit by the employee, suspension or loss of privileges related to the card, or disciplinary action. The traveler must submit a check payable to the Commissioner of the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance with the Expense Report for any money owed to the State.
Process and Document Preparation Specific to the SFS:
The SFS stores all travel card transactions in an area of the Travel and Expense module called My Wallet. Travelers/proxies are responsible for selecting all transactions that correspond with the travel event and applying the charges to the appropriate Expense Report. Receipts for travel card charges reconciled from My Wallet are not required by OSC unless the receipt is needed to comply with rules and regulations such as when the transaction is over $75 or the transaction is for lodging. Business Units retain the authority to require travelers to submit receipts for each transaction.