These forms are now non-standard and will vary from campus to campus.  You should check with your travel clerk to be sure you have the correct form for your campus. The Travel Expense Claim Form needs to be completed and the original, signed copy accompanied by appropriate original documentation (e.g. airline ticket receipt) must be submitted to your college/department travel clerk. Your travel clerk can help you fill in your specific local form. Below are some general tips for filling out your form.

YOU MUST INCLUDE ORIGINAL RECEIPTS (NO PHOTOCOPIES) FOR ALL EXPENSES (with the few exceptions listed below).

Meals: Maximum you can claim per day:

Breakfast:     $ 10.00
Lunch:          $ 15.00
Dinner:          $ 25.00

Incidentals:  Maximum $5.00 per each 24 hours (i.e. $2.50 per 12 hours, etc).

Transportation:  Type used:

A  - Airline
R  - Railway
PC - Private Car
RC - Rental Car
T  - Taxi

Carfare, Tolls, Parking:  Also includes taxi, subway, gasoline for private car, etc.

Private Car:  Mileage will be reimbursed at $0.505/mile (beginning Jan 1, 2008)

Business Expense:  Includes meeting registration expenses, long distance phone and fax for business expenses, etc.
 

Receipt Requirements:
Some receipts are NOT required for travel.  They are:

                          1) Meals less than $30
                          2) Streetcars
                          3) Buses
                          4) Rapid Transit
                          5) Ferries
                          6) Bridge and Road Tolls
                          7) Long-Distance Phone and Telegraph Charges Less Than $5 (Business
                              Related)
                          8) Parking Less Than $10 for One Continuous Period

All other expenses directly reimbursable to the traveler must be supported by original receipts.

Submit the form and all original receipts to the travel clerk in your department/college office.