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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 7:34 am
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emrdoc
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Taxes

Originally Posted by pragakhan
So lets say with 75% travel (weekends included - which we get a bonus for - mind blown?) and $50 a day in food, your going to add $6,843.75 to my salary and cap my reimbursement to $25 a day? Why? What if I only spend $30 one day, $40 the next? This doesn't make any sense.. My food is a write off is it not? Are you claiming the full receipt value, even though your employee is paying half?

I don't it....

We don't get the balance of our un-used food allowance, is that the confusion?
One issue with salary vs per diem...per diem is not taxable to the employee. It saves you a little tax.
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