The University of Texas at Arlington

Prospective Employees

Travel reimbursements for prospective employees are processed on a Travel Voucher. The department should prepare a Request to Travel (VE5) prior to the travel date and a Travel Voucher (VP5) after travel has occurred. An Authorization for Professional Service (APS) is not required. Prospective Employees are required to follow guidelines for Employee Travel Vouchers.

Consultant/Speaker/Independent Contractor

If the Consultant/Speaker/Independent Contractor is not incorporated or does not have a Federal Identification Number, the department must process an Authorization for Professional Services (Exhibit 1-8) via Travel Services prior to travel dates, even if travel is the only reimbursement. If they are incorporated, an APS is not required. If the consultant travel is a mileage only reimbursement, an APS form is not required.

Voucher Processing for Prospective Employees/Consultant/Speaker/Independent Contractor

1. An Authorization to Travel (VE5) should now be created using Traveler Type "P" for Prospective Employees and Traveler Type "N" for Consultant/Speaker/Independent Contractor.

2. The department must arrange for the hotel bill to be direct billed to the department. Telephone charges, movies, room service and other miscellaneous charges are not reimbursable by the University. The traveler and the hotel should be informed of these restrictions in advance by the department making the arrangements. When the direct billed invoice is received from the hotel, the department will process an Electronic Reimbursement Voucher (VP2), attach the invoice, and send to Travel Services.

3. The department may arrange for the airline ticket to be direct billed to the University by use of the CBA (Corporate Business Account) through the University authorized travel agency, when there is a benefit to the University for travel. The travel agency is contacted and airfare booked by providing the Travel Authorization number (TV#). The Travel Desk will use TV# to charge the appropriate department. Exception: International consultant payments must be processed through the Payroll Office.

4. Upon completion of travel, an Electronic Travel Payment Voucher (VP5) should be processed. Attach all receipts to the APS form (if required) and forward to Travel Services. Travel Services will review to insure the expenses are in accordance with University travel policy.

5. Coding the Voucher: Prospective Employee's travel is coded to the 75 budget line and 1270 is the object code. Consultant, speaker, and independent contractor travel is coded to the 75 budget line and 1260 is the object code.

Student Group Travel/Team Travel

Regulations for Student Group Travel follow local travel rules for Faculty and Staff. Student travel expenses can NEVER be charged to a state account beginning with 14.

1. When a faculty or staff member takes students on a trip, the benefit to the University must be clearly stated on the Request. The student expenses may be included in the encumbered amount on the Travel Request of the sponsoring faculty member. The names of all students must be included on the Request in the NOTES section of the voucher, or as an attachment to a paper voucher.

2. Electronic documents cannot be used for student travel when an advance or a direct payment is involved.

3. A Request for Travel Authorization (Exhibit 2-91) is required prior to making travel arrangements. A Travel Payment Voucher (Exhibit 2-92) is needed for each faculty or staff member traveling. Student expenses may be included on the travel voucher of the sponsoring faculty member that accompanies the students on the trip. The faculty/staff member responsible for this travel is responsible for including ALL receipts for the trip.

4. A Travel Advance (Exhibit 2-93) is permissible on student group travel up to the amount on the Travel Request minus any direct payments made (i.e. airfare charged to the CBA account). Reminder: Repayment of advances or a Travel Voucher accounting for the use of funds is due within 15 days upon return from travel.

5. Direct payment for room and room tax can be processed to pre-pay the hotel. When foreign travel is involved documentation from the hotel is required. Any cancellation or penalty fees must be taken into consideration before arrangements are made. Reminder: Pre-paid expenses should not be claimed on the Travel Voucher for reimbursement. However, receipts pertaining to the pre-pay should be obtained while in travel status and sent to Travel with notation that this is the receipt for the pre-paid expense. These receipts will be attached to the original voucher that authorized the direct payment

6. Original receipts are required for all expenses claimed for reimbursement. This rule also applies to meals whenever student group travel is involved. When this is not feasible, a signed acknowledgement from each student specifying the date and amount given them is considered acceptable for documentation purposes.

7. Attending special events is a reimbursable expense only when there is a stated benefit to the University for such expenditures. Entertainment costs are not considered as a benefit and therefore would not be reimbursable.