Travel & Expense Trends

December VAT Deadline for U.S. Companies: Are You Ready?

Did your employees travel to the UK and incur business related expenses between July 1, 2017 and June 20, 2018? Under the 13th VAT Directive, the deadline for Non-EU countries reclaiming VAT from travel to the UK is December, 31 2018. There is no scope for late returns, so if you miss the deadline you lose your refund! Check out this infographic...
by: SAP Concur Team
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Optimize Travel Spend in 2019 With This One Step
Small businesses looking to optimize their travel spend in 2019 can save an average of $200 per domestic flight simply by booking six weeks in advance of departure date. That’s the latest finding from Hipmunk, which analyzed economy class flight...

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Female Business Travelers: Is Your Safety Protected for Bleisure?
Women are out there getting business done in greater numbers than ever before, booking nearly half of all business travel. This trend is expected to grow and right along with it, women will be tacking leisure time onto their business trips—which...

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Research Reveals Nearly Two-Thirds of U.S. Companies Fail to Reclaim VAT from...
Navigating the minefield of international value-added tax (VAT) can be tricky for U.S.-based companies. Many companies feel they have it covered, yet each year billions of dollars of VAT go unclaimed. In fact, nearly two-thirds (69%) of U.S....

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Control Spending With Less: How to Add Oversight Without Adding Overhead
If you had an army of people to watch over your army of employees, you could probably keep up with their spending. But you don’t, and it might just be a little cost prohibitive if you did. So how do you stay on top of what’s going out the door?...

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Has the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Taken the Fun Out of Your Company’s Meals and...
By Joe Healy, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Taxback International Meals and entertainment is one of the top 10 expense categories, contributing up to 22% of a company’s total travel budget. Such a staggering amount of spend makes compliance...

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Business Travel Trends: GBTA Research Studies Booking Behavior, Duty of Care,...
For the past three years, the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has partnered with SAP Concur to explore business traveler booking behavior. Our latest European study revealed some interesting findings. Corporate Travel is EvolvingMany...

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