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Function documentation Flat Rates for Travel Costs  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

The distances traveled on a trip (measured in miles or kilometers) can be reimbursed by a flat rate. The US Government specifies a tax-free maximum flat rate for travel costs in miles.

Prerequisites

As of 1997, the federal flat rate was changed to $0.315/mile. This rate has more than the normal two places behind the decimal for the US dollar. If it has not yet been set in your system, you have to set up a new currency (USDN) with at least three places behind the decimal, in order to use a rate with more than two decimal places.

Features

On the basis of the legs of trip stored in the trip, the system calculates the reimbursement amount for travel costs. The necessary flat rates for travel costs can be changed in Customizing for Travel Management in the Define travel costs flat rates view (delimit by times), if the travel flat rates offered in the standard system change.