Expense report lab

This lab will give the experience of filling out an actual expense report. The form attached for download to this assignment is a real one, used by a real publishing company. You are to fill out the report based by hand for a trip described in the following section.

Trip Description:

You work for a publisher in there IS dept. You are doing a trip to an industry show/convention at the Miami Convention Center in Miami, Florida. You fly from Sacramento to Miami, March 6^th and returning on March 10^th. You need to be there for dinner with a client on the 6^th, so make sure you get there around 4pm so you can get to the hotel, check-in etc. March 10^th is a travel day, so any return time is okay. Get a quote for a reasonable hotel room near the airport (search the web for this info) and get a quote for the airfare. Make sure the hotel has shuttle service to the airport and the convention center, so that you don’t need to rent a car. You should invent reasonable prices for eating out, room service, etc.

Required Documentation:

Normally, you would include all your receipts (anything over $25 is required by the IRS) but since you have no real receipts, all you need is a quote for the airfare and the hotel bill (just the nightly rate). Get the quotes from online hotel and airline reservations websites.

Details

Assume that .25 cents per mile is paid for driving your own car to the airport. As you fill out the form, several areas will not seem to fit the trip you are taking, this is normal, figure out the best way you can to fill out the form. You might find it confusing, this is normal, do it in a reasonable way, and you will get your check.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FORM:

Expense form.doc