Non-Salary Payments
Reimbursement of Meal Expenses During Non-Overnight Travel
Details
At the discretion of the chief administrator, a state agency may reimburse an employee for a meal expense incurred on a day that the employee conducts state business outside of his or her designated headquarters for at least six consecutive hours.
Reimbursements for meal expenses incurred during non-overnight travel are considered income and must be included in an employee’s taxable wages and reported on his or her Form W-2.
Additional Resources
For more information about travel reimbursement policies, see Textravel.
Sources
General Appropriations Act, Article IX, Section 5.05; Texas Government Code, Section 660.113(b); Internal Revenue Code, Section 162(a)(2).