Can you top these crazy reimbursement claims?

You and your Accounts Payable folks have probably seen some questionable things staffers tried to slip through on reimbursement. Bet they were never as bad as many of these!
A major expense reports scandal is rocking the British government as hundreds of outrageous expense reports have been uncovered.
Take a gander at some of the things British lawmakers have submitted — and were reimbursed for! — over the past few years:
- $4.80 stainless steel dog bowl
- $8 dog food
- $9.58 dust bags for the vacuum cleaner
- $30.36 tooth flosser
- $32 cork screw
- $48 black glitter toilet seat
- $56 toilet roll holder
- $63 piano tuning
- $190 trouser press
- $278 dog enclosure
- $278 “low radiation” telephone
- $320 light bulbs
- $450 to fix two broken toilet seats
- $719 wide-screen TV
- $900 for hanging plant baskets
- $956 to fix a ride-on lawn mower
- $1,438 pink laptop (when questioned on the necessity of a pink computer, was told “color was irrelevant”)
- $1,576 heating oil
- $1,598 radiator covers
- $1,917 leather rocking chair
- $1,918 mirrors
- $2,078 for dry cleaning, including bathmats
- $2,237 chaffeurs, and
- $3,380 to have a moat cleared.
Seen some outrageous expenses yourself? Share them here.
Free Training & Resources
Webinars
Provided by Yooz
White Papers
Provided by UJET
Further Reading
The emergence of A/P automation software in recent years has been the catalyst of significant transformation of the accounts payable functi...
Ever wondered why Excel features a currency format as well as an accounting format? You’re not alone. The reason is, creating Exce...
Whether they’re triggered by criminal fraud, duplicate charges, a technical glitch or a dissatisfied customer, credit card chargeback...
About 90% of U.S. companies were targeted by cyber‑fraud last year – almost a 25% increase from the previous year. The rise doesn...
Although consumers have fully embraced digital payments – peer-to-peer mobile apps, electronic bill-pay services and getting paid via...
Fall is the crunch-time season for unclaimed property reporting and escheatment. The states with approaching deadlines are almost as numero...