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Travel Pay: Learn the Rules of the Road for Paying an Employee Who Travels 2 Credits

Nov 14, 2024, 01:30 PM ET

Travel Pay: Learn the Rules of the Road for Paying an Employee Who Travels 2 Credits

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Nov 14, 2024, 01:30 PM ET

Learning Objective

  • To explore travel pay requirements under the FLSA and state wage hour laws.
  • To discover payroll best practices for paying travel pay correctly.
  • To identify how travel pay affects overtime calculations and the travel pay differences for exempt and nonexempt employees.
  • To recognize the IRS requirements for travel pay including: Per diems, Accountable and non-accountable plans.

Course Overview

How to compensate employees for the hours spent traveling on business is becoming one of the major concerns of the payroll department today.   

Many recent changes in federal and state wage and hour rules as well as economic pressures on employers and employees alike can create a situation that can practically invite noncompliance lawsuits—especially if the travel time results in overtime being owed to the employee.

But it isn’t just the DOL that is interested in travel pay. The IRS also has strict regulations on when employees can be paid for travel expenses without it being considered wages. Does the company use the per diem method to reimburse employees or the accountable plan method?  Or do you even need to have a method when it comes to reimbursing employees for travel expenses?

This CE Tax Webinar discusses the rules and regulations that must be followed when paying an employee for travel pay. It includes what is travel pay, best practices for handling the payments, how it affects overtime calculations, and what is required on the state level. It also discusses the requirements for taxing travel expenses under IRS rules.

Key topics covered in this course:

  • Home-to-work travel
  • Special Circumstances, and Opinion Letters and FOH
  • Van Pools and Policies
  • State wage and hour laws
  • Travel Pay per diems, and Auto Allowances
  • Accountable and non-accountable plans 

Discover the secrets to compliant travel pay and avoid noncompliance lawsuits while maximizing your reimbursement methods in this CPE Payroll course.

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Credits

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Course Level

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Instructional Method

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Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

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About Instructor

Stay Ahead of the Game with CPE Courses by Vicki Lambert
Vicki Lambert , CPP

President, The Payroll Advisor

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Vicki M. Lambert, CPP, is president and academic director of The Payroll Advisor™ a firm specializing in training payroll professionals. With over 35 years of hands-on experience in all facets of payroll functions as well as over 20 years as a trainer and author, Ms. Lambert is a sought-after and respected voice in the practice and management of payroll issues. She has conducted open market training seminars on payroll issues across the United States that have been attended by executives and professionals from some of the most prestigious firms in business today.

Ms. Lambert has lectured extensively on payroll administration and compliance issues for clients that have included Automatic Data Processing, CCH Incorporated, Ceridian Employer Services, and The Employer Group. Ms. Lambert has also served as a consultant and in-house trainer for businesses such as Sun Microsystems, Paychex, Fox Studios, Disney, County of Riverside, and City of Hesperia.

Ms. Lambert is an adjunct faculty member at Brandman University in Southern California. She is the creator of and the instructor for the Practical Payroll Online program offered through the School of Extended Education. Ms. Lambert currently produces and presents audio seminars and webcasts for clients and business groups throughout the country.

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Yes, all our self-study courses are approved by NASBA, IRS, CFP Board, HRCI, SHRM, Payroll Org, FP Canada, and 25+ other regulatory bodies, ensuring they meet the rigorous standards for quality and educational content set by these organizations.

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To maintain compliance, you must follow the guidelines set by NASBA and other regulatory bodies, which include completing the course within the specified timeframe, passing the assessments, and keeping accurate records of your learning activities.

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