There are four types of payment methods in the eGov Travel application. The methods include; Traveler, Gov-CC, CBA, and Direct. Expenses that the travelers select have a pre-determined payment method selected in the eGov Travel application, but payment methods for expenses can be customized for each agency. The standard expense assignment will be covered here.
Expenses with payment method of Traveler are to be reimbursed directly to the traveler’s personal bank account. The eGov Travel application assigns the following expenses to the method of reimbursement of Traveler: meals and incidental reimbursements, taxi expense, privately owned vehicle (POV) expense, and parking and/or toll expense.
Expenses with payment method of Gov-CC are to be paid directly to the traveler’s government credit card. The eGov Travel application assigns the following expenses to the method of reimbursement of Gov-cc: air ticket charges, TMC fees, hotel charges, rental vehicle charges, and ATM fees. The traveler also has the option to allocate additional amounts to be paid to Gov-CC in order to pay the credit card vendor any additional charges that were placed on the card.
CBA is used for expenses charged to the central billed account. Generally, CBA is used only for air ticket or hotel for individuals who do not have a government credit card.
The Direct method is used only for the TAV (Travel Voucher and Authorization) fee charged by the vendor of the eGov Travel application. The TAV fee, which appears on every travel voucher, is paid directly to the eGov Travel vendor upon approval of each travel voucher.
By: Debbie Sams
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