Timeliness of Travel, Entertainment and Employee Reimbursements
Directive Statement
All receipts for travel or other employee reimbursements must be submitted in the myUFL accounting system in accordance with the following rules:
- Employee should adequately account for the expenses within a reasonable time, defined by IRS Publication 463 as no later than 60 days after the expenses were paid or after the date of return from travel.
- All expenses must have a business connection and been incurred on behalf of the University or Direct Support Organizations.
If receipts are not submitted within the 60 day limit, the amount ultimately paid to the employee will be included in the employee’s annual W-2 as taxable income.
If you need to report a violation of the 60 day policy. Complete the 60 Day Form and submit to the Travel & Expense Department, travel@ufl.edu
Per the State of Florida Disbursements Guide, any traveler who have received a travel advance must complete a travel reimbursement form and submit it to the University within 10 workdays of the traveler’s return.
Employees must return any excess reimbursement or allowance within a reasonable time, defined by the State of Florida Disbursements Guide, these items should be accounted for within 10 days after the expenses were paid or after the date of return from travel and no later than 30 days after the expense was paid or incurred.
Reason for Directive:
This Directive ensures compliance with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publication 463, which provides requirements that must be met for employee reimbursements to be considered non-taxable.
The University of Florida must comply with these requirements to ensure the tax-exempt status of the University’s employee reimbursement plan is not jeopardized. The University is standardizing the expense reimbursement process to address the timeliness of reimbursements and match the requirements detailed by IRS Publication 463 for all employee reimbursements.
Who must comply?
All University of Florida departments.
Procedures
Follow all procedures in the UF HR Toolkit – Create an Expense Report or UF HR Toolkit – Create a Travel Advance toolkits, ensuring that they are submitted and approved within the timelines required by the directive.
Last Reviewed
03/31/2023: reviewed content
Resources
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publication 463
State of Florida Disbursements Guide
Toolkits
UF HR Toolkit – Travel and Expense Module
Contacts
Travel & Employee Reimbursements: (352) 392-1241