A business meal is considered as:

  • Celebrations (Retirement, award, defense thesis, etc.)
  • Lab/Office moral or team building
  • Confidential information will be discussed that cannot be disclosed in the campus environment
  • A meal that a non-Penn affiliate is present for


 The cost per attendee, which includes alcohol, taxes and gratuities is:

  • $35/pp for breakfast and lunch 
  • $80/pp for dinner 

If you go over the allowable per person limit, justification for excess amount must be provided.

Pre-approval is needed from the SEAS-Budget Office if you will foresee spending over the allowable per person limit.


Restriction:

  • Cannot be charged to a grant


NOTE:

When requesting reimbursement in Concur, all attendees must be listed on the expense report and alcohol must be itemized.