Business Office
Travel Reimbursement Rates

Automobile mileage rates: 

The University reimburses at the current IRS standard mileage rate as follows:

  • Travel from January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008 is 50.5 cents per mile
  • Travel from July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 is 58.5 cents per mile
  • Travel in 2009 is 55 cents per mile
Per diem meal reimbursement:  

Non high cost areas:
Breakfast
$8.00
Lunch
11.00
Dinner
20.00
 
$39.00

High cost cities:
Breakfast
$10.00
Lunch
13.00
Dinner
26.00
 

$49.00

 

 
High cost cities:
Atlanta, GA; Atlantic City, NJ; Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Hilton Head, SC Houston, TX; Kansas City, MO; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Minneapolis, MN; Nashville, TN; New Orleans, LA; New York City, NY; Orlando, FL; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; San Diego, CA; San Francisco CA; Seattle, WA; St Louis, MO; Washington, DC; and all destinations outside the continental United States.

 

 
Requirement for meal reimbursement:
Overnight stay required (unless in continuous travel or 12 hours, then 1 meal can be reimbursed)
   
Lodging, In-State or Out-of-State:
Standard, single non-luxury hotel room (unless with a conference)
Guideline $120.00 (no VP approvals required)

 

Frequent Flyer Miles:
The Ohio Ethics Commission has ruled that frequent flyer miles earned from University paid or reimbursed travel, though accumulated in the traveler's name, must be used for University business travel.

 

 
Travel Reports:
File within 30 days of travel