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Travel Authorizations (Employee Travel)

Travel Authorizations (Employee Travel)

What is a Travel Authorization?

When do I submit a Travel Authorization?

Who do I contact for support?

Policies and Resources

What is a Travel Authorization?

When do I submit a Travel Authorization?

Who do I contact for support?

Policies and Resources

A Travel Authorizations are a pre-authorization submitted before an employee travels outside of a 100 mile radius of their workstation.

Travel Authorizations:

  1. are required by the State of Idaho

  2. encumber/reserve funds for the travel related business expenses

  3. are submitted as part of Duty of Care

  4. are required for absence approval documentation purposes.

When an employee travels outside of a 100 mile radius, from their official work station,
employee travel policies apply and a Travel Authorization must be submitted and approved before any funds are spent, either personally or by the university.

Any applicable reimbursements do not take place until the employee returns from travel and an Expense Report is submitted and approved. Visit Expense Reports.

P2P_Reimbursements@boisestate.edu

https://www.boisestate.edu/vpfa-travel/

Training Opportunities

Self guided training: Introduction to Employee Travel


Travel Authorization Approval Routing

View where a Travel Authorization is in the approval workflow by following these step by step instructions.


Reporting on Travel Authorizations

Expense Reports – Campus Transaction Dashboard

Run the Expense Reports – Campus Transaction Dashboard to view detailed reimbursement details like related Expense Report requester, reimbursement amount, reimbursement status, date of reimbursement and funding segment string used to code the transaction.

Appropriated and Local Summary – BvA

Run the Budget vs Actuals (BvA) Reports at least once per month to ensure accuracy of financial transaction reporting and proper budget management.

Run the Appropriated and Local Summary – BvA to review encumbrances related to employee travel. Encumbrances are released after a related Expense Report is submitted and approved. For more information about BvA Reporting, visit Financial Reporting.

Office of Continuous Improvement
oci@boisestate.edu
1910 University Dr. Boise, ID 83725-1247