Getting a VAT Reimbursement warning on an expense report

[stevef]

I am getting an warning on an expense report that says, "Warning: This report contains line items with foreign VAT tax, therefore receipts are required to be mailed to Euro VAT. Please send the original receipts to: <address>."

This is a hotel bill that contains no expenses other than nightly room rate. I was told that hotel VAT taxes are not reimbursable, so sending the receipt seems like a waste of time.  Also, other than this warning, I can find no information about a procedure for sending the receipts in such a way that it would be tied back to this transaction to clear the warning. Any help would be appreciated. 

[KevinD · Accepted solution]

@stevef the message is a warning/reminder it doesn't prevent you from submitting your expense report. 

Also, it is important to know that this policy/rule was implemented by your company, so they are the ones saying you need to mail in the receipts. 

Honestly, it seems a bit strange to mail in receipts. I thought that was a thing of the past.