Originally Posted by
keloutwest
Purchase the round trip through your company's travel agent. Get that agent to issue a formal quote for the 1 way with the exact same flight and booking class as booked in the rt. if you can, get the agent to write you an email stating the fact that the rt is cheaper than the ow. Expense the rt without saying anything...if you get in trouble, apologize and show the documents proving you saved the company money.
1. Do not do this. In almost every country which has an income tax (you don't say where you reside), the "personal use" aspect becomes taxable income. In the US, a group of basketball referees went to federal prison for this exact scam.
2. Follow your employer's policy or change jobs. The employer may be illogical, stupid or behind the times, but it's the employer's money and the employer can make the decision.
3. By no means uncommon for OW to cost more than RT.