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MOST COMMON FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Travel

  1. Ensuring travel reimbursements are supported by appropriate documentation and are properly justified.

  2. Monitoring of travel reimbursements to ensure they are accurate and comply with University regulations and policies.

  3. Tracking of frequent-flier miles to ensure compliance with state law and University policy.

  4. Reviewing meal reimbursements to ensure employees report actual expenses, do not automatically request maximum allowances, and do not exceed per diem rates.

  5. Ensuring travel documents are properly approved (including approval by dean's office for department head travel).

  6. Reviewing trip return dates to ensure travelers submit their expenses timely (i.e. within 15 days of return).

  7. Monitoring spouse travel expenses to ensure they are reimbursed only when there is a documented bona fide business purpose.

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