Calculating Meal Reimbursements* for Same-Day Travel

• Breakfast is reimbursable when an employee in on travel status and departs from Headquarters or home (if going directly to destination) at or before 6:00 a.m.
• Lunch is not a reimbursable expense for same-day travel.
• Dinner is reimbursable when an employee is on travel status and arrives back to Headquarters or home (if returning directly from destination) at or after 7:00 p.m.  For employees commencing travel after the close of business, but before 6:30 p.m., dinner reimbursement is allowed if the traveler would not be eligible for per diem.

Meal amounts can be found on the GSA website.  Use the other if the city is not listed.

*Meal reimbursements include tax & gratuity