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The purpose of this survey is to determine how organizations are handling issues related to their Travel & Entertainment policy. It also addresses enforcement and possible fraud issues. All responses will be kept confidential and only shared on an aggregate basis. Respondents will receive a detailed Executive Summary of the results and will be invited to a one-hour webinar where the results are discussed and best practice recommendations given. Thank you for participating.

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* 1. Do you have a written T&E Policy?

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* 2. Is it uniformly enforced?

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* 3. How frequently is it reviewed and, if needed, updated?

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* 4. Does the policy, at a minimum, meet IRS guidelines?

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* 5. Is your written T&E policy comprehensive?

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* 6. Does your organization use per-diems for meals and incidentals or pay for actual expenses?

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* 7. Do you believe approvers really review employees’ T&E expenses and expense reports before they approve them?

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* 8. What do you do when you find an approved expense that clearly should not have been approved?

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* 9. Do employees use a company credit card (e.g., a corporate travel card, p-card or similar) for some or all travel expenses?

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* 10. Do you offer cash advances?

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* 11. Do most employees turn in their expense reports in a timely manner?

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* 12. Do most employees comply with the policy?

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* 13. How has employee compliance with the T&E policy changed compared to 5–10 years ago?

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* 14. Who tries to abuse the policy the most within your organization?

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* 15. Which of the following T&E issues does your organization regularly encounter? Check all that apply.

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* 16. Has your organization had internal T&E fraud over $1,000?

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* 17. What consequences does your policy specify regarding an employee who has clearly abused the T&E policy? [Please exclude small-dollar infractions or misunderstandings.] Check all that apply.

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* 18. Does your organization take any action against a manager who approves an expense report containing a clearly inappropriate item?

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* 19. Please share the most egregious employee fraud you have ever encountered – T&E or otherwise.

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* 20. Does your organization rely on paper or Excel spreadsheets for T&E processes?

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* 21. What type of T&E technology does your organization use? Check all that apply.

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* 22. Does your organization plan to add any new T&E-related technology to increase automation?

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* 23. Please add any comments you'd like to make.

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* 24. Which of the following best categorizes your organization?

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* 25. What is your organization’s total number of employees?

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* 26. What is your job level?

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* 27. Please provide the following information so we may share the results.

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