CONUS Meals Deduction

As of Version 6.2 the section previously known as Deduction Fixed Rate has been updated to CONUS Meals Deduction. CONUS - For All US states except for 'HI' and 'AK', use standard fixed deduction rates. The rates are: Meals and Incidental Expenses (M&IE) Breakdown.

Note: The CONUS meal deduction rates are automatically loaded if your site is configured to import Per Diem data via a scheduled job. 

How to view the CONUS meal deduction rates:

1. Expand the Expense menu option
2. Expand the Per Diem Setup menu option
3. Click on CONUS Meals Deduction
4. On far right hand side, you will see an icon like this: . Click the icon to show the Advance Search window. 
5. Filter your results by any of the fields below. To find out the breakout for a per diem rate, you could enter in the daily per diem rate in the Per Diem Rate field. Once entered, click on Apply at the bottom.
   
6. Once the search result comes back for the daily per diem rate, you will see a deduction rate for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. These are the amounts that will be deducted from the daily rate if the meal was provided. 
   
   Example:
   1. Breakfast was provided: User will receive $46 - $7 = $39
   2. Breakfast and Lunch were provided: User will receive $46 - $7 - $11 = $28
      
7. In order for the deductions to work, the per diem expense type must have the Meals Provided enabled. 
   1. In Admin → Expense → Expense Type:
      
   2. From the end user stand point the Meals Provided must be an option. The user will need to check the box next to the meal provided to see the deduction.