Daily Meal Limit - How much?

[kallen51465]

We're looking at changing our daily meal reimbursement total and are looking for feedback from other companies on the amounts they use.  This would be a combined breakfast/lunch/dinner/snack total.  Please help me out by letting me know what amount your company is using and what industry you are.

Thank you!

Kim

[carmel_rochon]

We have a $100 per diem during travel (mainly USD and CAD since that is where we travel most). We don't have a combined total for local meals as we offer breakfast, snacks, and coffee in the office, but we allow up to $25 for lunch and $35 for dinner.

[cmakai]

Hoping to reanimate your post @kallen51465  Did you all make any decisions about changes?

We are a Retail company at $70 a day meal limit, $100 for high cost cities and are finding that they aren't staying within their limits. 

Also wanting to know what others are using.

[kallen51465]

Hey there!  We did update our policy.  Continental US $75 per day (Aspen, all of CA, Las Vegas, Miami, Nantucket, all of NY state, DC are $85) and Lisbon $100, London $120, Hong Kong $140, China $110.  All based on our frequent travels to those areas.  Most of our employees stay within limits, but the savvy ones have figured out that if you eat with others and call it a Business Meal, it doesn't count in your daily total.  We audit 100% of our expenses.

[JBSaraHancock]

Hi, public transportation Industry here. We have a limit of $59 per day, also $59 per person on business meals, unless approved by VP or higher.

[heatherdogs]

We used fixed per diem rates based off the IRS rates. $75 for a standard location and $85 for a high cost location. We also use a daily max of $125 of local currency for international.

[shaynad]

Hi Kim,

We just updated our Policy to Breakfast/Lunch $20 and Dinner $45 per meal per day.  Incidentals e.g. snacks must be  allocated to a Meal.  We are in the sports industry.  If they are over the Policy limits they are required to attach a detailed itemized receipt.  If they are within or under the Policy limits they do not need a receipt.  We do have an Entertainment Clients spend of $100/per person.  We do not adjust for high price cities, we allow over the limit as long as they have a detailed receipt.

Thanks,

Shayna