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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Concept: Base and Adjustment Rate Tables

Concept: Base and Adjustment Rate Tables

To control spend, you can set up a base rate table and specify standard reimbursement rates for an expense item. You can associate adjustment rate tables with base rate tables to change reimbursement rates for expense payees as required.
You can use different rate table types as base rate tables, adjustment rate tables, or both:
Rate Table Type
Use As
Amount
Graduated Amount
  • Base rate tables
  • Adjustment rate tables
Graduated Percent
Adjustment rate tables
Maximum
Base rate tables

Example: Deduct Meal Expenses

You use a base rate table with your
Domestic Travel
expense item, allocating a 70 USD per diem allowance to employees who travel to New York. You also use an adjustment rate table to deduct 15 USD each time employees receive a free meal during the business trip.

Example: Increase Travel Expenses

You use a base rate table with your
International Travel
expense item, allocating a 50 EUR per diem allowance to employees who travel to French cities. You also use an adjustment rate table to add 20 EUR to the base amount when employees travel to European capital cities. This gives workers who travel to Paris a daily allowance of 70 EUR.