In January 2012, 1,600 US Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) were interviewed and asked to name the most unusual things they'd seen employees include in expense reports. Below are a few of the most questionable items they'd come across:
Video Game Consoles
A Luxury Teepee
A Luxury Trailer
The Fine For A Toll Booth Crash
A Set Of Luxury Golf Clubs
A $12,000 Trip To Greece
Lottery Tickets
A Day At The Spa
Wedding Anniversary Dinner
Hot Tub Supplies
Cosmetic Surgery
Some Other Items That Were Frequently Expensed:
- Pet food
- Speeding Tickets
- Movie Tickets
- Golf Trips
- Cigarettes
- Suits
- Toilet Paper
- Socks
- Expensive Lunches
- Flowers
- Things That Had Already Been Expensed And Reimbursed