Scenario
While making vacation plans, an employee utilized a travel website, Travelocity, to find options. Upon selecting the desired hotel, the employee called the number listed on the website to “hold” the reservation.
Unaware that he was speaking to Travelocity and not the hotel directly, the employee provided his Company card to secure the reservation, intending to pay by cash upon arrival at the hotel. The employee did not own his own personal credit card.
When the employee checked into the hotel, he was told he would be unable to pay in cash as the charges had already been processed on his Company card by Travelocity and could not be reversed by the hotel.
The employee did not immediately disclose use of the card to his supervisor; rather, he waited until submission of his T&E.
Is this a violation of policy? [Yes, Corporate Asset Policy. The Employee KNOWINGLY utilized his company card. Although his intent was not to have it charged, our guidelines clearly state that employees should not use company assets for personal use. This includes using the card as a form of guarantee.]
Are there any situations in which the corporate card can be used for personal or non-business purchases?
[Yes. There is an exception for those incidental expenses specified in the "Non-business Component" section of the T&E guidelines (refer to the intranet):
Examples include: non-business portion of air travel (non-business portion of air travel added to a business trip), supplemental insurance (air flight and medical), rental car and lodging continuation during a non-business extension of a business trip, hotel bill incidentals, non-business attendee at a business meal.
What should the employee have done in this case? [Secured the reservation using a friend or family member’s credit card, or chosen not to secure the reservation. If the employee was unsure of whether using the card as a guarantee constituted “use”, he should have called his supervisor or controls advisor for guidance prior to making a decision. Given the employee did choose to use the Corporate Card, he should have immediately disclosed the issue to his supervisor. Transparency is always the best option.
Potential Risk Exposure
Financial – The Company is ultimately responsible for all charges on the card. Additionally, it would be a large administrative burden on Supervisors to review total card charges, in order to separate and validate the business portion (as well as Procurement T&E Administration, to process and file expense reports) from any “personal” portions.
Liability – Our contract with Amex specifies that the Card will be used for business purchases only (the only exception are legitimate “incidental” expenses), in order to apply rebates at a Corporate level.
Policy Context
The Company Card is considered a Corporate Asset, and thus falls under the Corporate Assets Policy. Employees are expected to protect the assets of the Company and use them to efficiently advance the Company’s interests.
The only personal expenses allowed are “incidental” expenses; these are expenses incurred in conjunction with a business purchase (and thus the expense is within the body of a business receipt) as referenced above.
Scenario
While making vacation plans, an employee utilized a travel website, Travelocity, to find options. Upon selecting the desired hotel, the employee called the number listed on the website to “hold” the reservation.
Unaware that he was speaking to Travelocity and not the hotel directly, the employee provided his Company card to secure the reservation, intending to pay by cash upon arrival at the hotel. The employee did not own his own personal credit card.
When the employee checked into the hotel, he was told he would be unable to pay in cash as the charges had already been processed on his Company card by Travelocity and could not be reversed by the hotel.
The employee did not immediately disclose use of the card to his supervisor; rather, he waited until submission of his T&E.
Is this a violation of policy? [Yes, Corporate Asset Policy. The Employee KNOWINGLY utilized his company card. Although his intent was not to have it charged, our guidelines clearly state that employees should not use company assets for personal use. This includes using the card as a form of guarantee.]
Are there any situations in which the corporate card can be used for personal or non-business purchases?
[Yes. There is an exception for those incidental expenses specified in the "Non-business Component" section of the T&E guidelines (refer to the intranet):
Examples include: non-business portion of air travel (non-business portion of air travel added to a business trip), supplemental insurance (air flight and medical), rental car and lodging continuation during a non-business extension of a business trip, hotel bill incidentals, non-business attendee at a business meal.
What should the employee have done in this case? [Secured the reservation using a friend or family member’s credit card, or chosen not to secure the reservation. If the employee was unsure of whether using the card as a guarantee constituted “use”, he should have called his supervisor or controls advisor for guidance prior to making a decision. Given the employee did choose to use the Corporate Card, he should have immediately disclosed the issue to his supervisor. Transparency is always the best option.
Potential Risk Exposure
Financial – The Company is ultimately responsible for all charges on the card. Additionally, it would be a large administrative burden on Supervisors to review total card charges, in order to separate and validate the business portion (as well as Procurement T&E Administration, to process and file expense reports) from any “personal” portions.
Liability – Our contract with Amex specifies that the Card will be used for business purchases only (the only exception are legitimate “incidental” expenses), in order to apply rebates at a Corporate level.
Policy Context
The Company Card is considered a Corporate Asset, and thus falls under the Corporate Assets Policy. Employees are expected to protect the assets of the Company and use them to efficiently advance the Company’s interests.
The only personal expenses allowed are “incidental” expenses; these are expenses incurred in conjunction with a business purchase (and thus the expense is within the body of a business receipt) as referenced above.
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