Again, depends ENTIRELY on the specific contract / SOW. I have absolutely had clients who did NOT allow me to bill less than the amount on the receipt and required that I adhere to the very specific travel rules EVEN WHEN they cost more than doing it another way. I absolutely HAVE had clients who objected to paying less!
To go further, I've had clients who when a $5 discrepancy IN THEIR FAVOR emerged in billing required us to do a FULL accounting and presentation on the account for why that discrepancy occurred. All of these WERE billable hours, so that client spent tens of thousands of dollars to get explanation and justification for a $5 error in their favor. And ironically, the issue ended up being a fee was refunded back on a hotel bill so the final billing didn't match the zero balance bill the hotel provided and our accounting office billed off of the actuals from the Amex and not the receipt submitted.
Originally Posted by
Allan38103
Hard to believe, but as a consultant you can actually bill your client for LESS that the amount shown on the receipt (if they will allow it). Get two copies of the whole receipt, then bill each client for his pro-rated share. I never had a client who objected to paying less.