United States Department of Agriculture
Research, Education and Economics
ARS * CSREES * ERS * NASS
Bulletin
Title: | Coding Transaction Fees Assessed by Travel Management Centers (TMC) on Travel Vouchers |
Number: | 01-303 |
Date: | March 23, 2001 |
Originating Office: | Travel and Relocation Services Branch, Financial Management Division, AFM/ARS |
Distribution: | All REE Employees |
Expires: | March 23, 2002 |
This bulletin announces new Department of Agriculture policy on how these transaction fees should be processed and coded on travel vouchers. |
This bulletin announces a change in Departmental policy regarding the completion of
travel vouchers when transaction fees are charged by Travel Management Centers (TMC).
Effective immediately, TMC transaction fees for common carrier tickets (Plane, Bus,
Train) will be recorded and/or vouchered as a transportation expense, and not as a
miscellaneous expense. TMC transaction fees exclusively for rental car and/or hotel
reservations will continue to be recorded as a miscellaneous travel expense.
The following procedure will facilitate implementation of this new policy. Procedures
are based on the method of payment; i.e., individually-issued travel charge card,
Government Transportation Request, centrally-billed account (previously known as GVTS).
A. INDIVIDUALLY-ISSUED TRAVEL CHARGE CARD
1. Add the common carrier ticket amount and the transaction
fee together and enter on the back of the travel voucher under Plane, Bus,
Train.
2. In Section C, Transportation Costs, on the front of the
voucher, enter the ticket and the transaction fee on separate lines.
a. If an identification number, has been
assigned by the TMC, to the transaction fee, then enter that number in the Identification
Number block in Section C on the travel voucher. Where there is no identification assigned
to the transaction fee, enter TMCFEE in the Identification Number block
in Section C. NOTE: If you are using Versapath, as your gateway to NFC's online
TRVL system, you will not be able to use alpha characters in the Identification Number
block. In lieu of TMCFEE, enter 862333," which are the corresponding numbers on
your telephone pad for TMCFEE, in the Identification Number block.
b. If multiple fees have been charged for
the same trip, this should be indicated by entering the identification number assigned for
each transaction fee in the Identification Number block. If no identification number has
been assigned to the transaction fee use TMCFEE, or 862333," and
add the numeric number of fees, e.g., two transaction fees were charged, enter
TMCFEE2" or 8623332".
B. GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION REQUEST (GTR) and
CENTRALLY-BILLED ACCOUNT (CBA)
1. Enter the common carrier ticket using the GTR number or the
common carrier ticket number in the Identification Number block in Section C,
Transportation Costs, on the front of the travel voucher.
2. Enter the transaction fee, on a separate line, following the
instructions in Section A, paragraph 2.
If you have questions pertaining to the information in this bulletin, please contact the
Travel and Relocation Services Branch, Financial Management Division, on
301-504-1270.
-/Sd/-
S. M. HELMRICH
Director
Financial Management Division