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Expense Report Best Practices ON DEMAND

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Member Price $29.00

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Overview

The processing of expense reports is the bane of many accounts payable departments. They are difficult to review, may contain multiple errors, and are subject to fraud. In this course, we present many ways to improve everything about the expense report, including how to deal with missing receipts, late submissions, mileage overstatements, card misuse, and much more. After implementing these suggestions, you should achieve a more efficient and reliable process for dealing with expense reports

Highlights

Prohibited expenditures. Late submissions. Mileage overstatements. Card misuse. Cash advances. Payables department review practices. The escalation process. Training first-level supervisors. T&E policy updates.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

CPAs, CEOs, CFPs, and other financial managers.

Objectives

Recognize the different types of non-reimbursable expenses. Specify the best practices associated with the expense report approval process. Specify why it is necessary to review detailed hotel billings as part of the expense report reviewing process. Identify the different ways in which employees can be reimbursed for meals.

Preparation

None.

Notice

None.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Steven Bragg, Western CPE

Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.

Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).

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Non-Member Price $33.00

Member Price $29.00