What is the general rule of thumb for expensing dinner on travel days home when you land before dinner time (like 5pm or so)?

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Same

I pay for it and then expense it

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if you have to expense it, it should be at or before the client airport

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You either eat it at the client city airport, take it on board, buy it on board, or grab it in a connecting airport. Or buy it on your own dime once home unless your employer allows reimbursement of a meal in your home city.

This is firm dependent.

It’s called per diem

And not all firms do per diem

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Not here. We’ve got a reasonable expense policy but if you are home dinner is on your own dime. Unless you work through it

Everywhere I’ve worked does not permit expensing a travel meal in your home city upon return. Enforcement varies. Travel means at the client’s airport or connecting airport while en route home are permitted however.

I like to load up at lunch time on my travel day and take dinner on my flight. My current client is next to a grocery store so I can get prepared foods and take them for the plane.

I’ll expense in my home city if I’m getting in past normal dinner time (like after 8:30 or 9), otherwise I foot the bill

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