Meal/Incidentals. Meal expenses for breakfast, lunch and dinner will be reimbursed in the amount of actual expenses up to the maximums. Receipts for meals must be maintained by the employee as substantiation that the amount claimed was not in excess of the amount of the actual expense. The term “incidentals” includes but is not limited to, expenses for laundry, cleaning and pressing of clothing, and fees and tips for service, such as for porters and baggage carriers. It does not include taxicab fares, lodging taxes or the costs of telegrams or telephone calls.
Meal/Incidentals. Meal expenses for breakfast, lunch and dinner will be reimbursed in the amount of actual expenses up to the agreed upon maximums. Receipts for meals must be maintained by the employee as substantiation that the amount claimed was not in excess of the amount of the actual expense. CalHR must comply with current IRS definition of “incidentals”. The IRS definition of "incidentals" includes fees and tips for porters, baggage carriers, hotel staff and staff on ships. It does not include expenses for laundry, cleaning and pressing of clothes, taxicab fares, lodging taxes or the costs of telegrams or telephone calls.
