Settlement of Meals Per Diem and International Meals Per Diem
Use
Travel Expenses for the German Public Sector differentiates between domestic and international trips when settling per diems. Whereas the German Federal Travel Expenses Law, which conforms to a great extent with the relevant wage tax regulations, applies for domestic trips, the International Travel Expenses Ordinance must be used for international trips. Specifically, according to §5, ARV (International Travel Expenses Ordinance, reimbursement of trip costs in case of longer stay at business location) a special rule applies in this case. If the stay at one international business location lasts longer than 14 days without the days needed for the trip there and the trip home, the international per diem is to be reduced by 10% from the 15th day on. This reduction can be excluded on request.
Activities
You can activate the reduction of the international per diem via a checkbox in the
general trip data. The checkbox is only visible for international trips. The days with reduced per diems are indicated separately on the travel expense statement.