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Did they really think they’d get reimbursed for THAT?

Jennifer Azara
by Jennifer Azara
February 1, 2013
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We’re in the thick of it now! Your staffers are likely working at warp speed to get those W-2s and 1099s out. And that’s in addition to their regular workloads. Which is why a little levity would be most welcome.

And we’ve found some, in the form of the craziest expenses folks attempted to be reimbursed for last year.

Spoiler alert: They’re some of the wildest ones yet.

Consider taking a collective laugh break by sharing this new list from the folks at expense-management firm Certify. Maybe you could even vote on which you think tops the list as most outrageous.

  1. Laser tattoo removal.  An IT worker felt all the ink wasn’t professional enough – and tried to get the company to foot the bill to clean up the image.
  2. Henry IV cognac. Even if your company allows folks to expense a little wine or the occasional cocktail, no one would be OK with a $1,300 bottle of booze. The financial services professional who tried to claim this was promptly fired.
  3. A dunk tank. In the name of boosting employee morale, the tank was rented … and the boss put inside.
  4. Pink flamingo lawn ornaments. An employee at a medical device manufacturer tried to get reimbursed for four of them.
  5. A trip for a job interview. Now that’s some nerve! An unhappy employee at an internet services provider expected his current employer to pay for him to find a new job.

Trend alert: Animals?

Some A/P departments may need to add an “animal” category to their expense report forms if this trend catches on:

  1. Live baby octopus. Why go out for sushi when you can bring it in for a Japanese visitor … and expect the company to pay for it?
  2. A baby giraffe. Someone brought this wild animal in for an office party. That reimbursement request was a stretch if we ever heard one.
  3. A goat. Some employees at an energy supply firm thought it was a good idea to expense a live goat for a barbeque held in Mexico. Baaaa-d idea.
  4. Deer urine. Forget golf! Someone at a pharmaceutical company took a client hunting and felt the deer urine they used to be reimbursed.

 

Jennifer Azara
Jennifer Azara
Jennifer, a member of the CFO Daily News staff, has covered business and finance for more than 22 years. She has written for CFOs, credit and collections professionals and accounts payable practitioners and has spoken at industry conferences on sales and use tax compliance.

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