Employee expense reimbursement is exactly what it sounds like: the process of an employer reimbursing an employee for any work-related expenses they paid for with their personal funds.

Fourteen percent of large U.S. employers offered some form of tuition assistance or reimbursement in 2024, according to the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

The importance of employee expense reimbursement. Technically speaking, at the federal level, employers aren't required to reimburse employees for business expenses unless those expenses drop an ...

The so-called 30/60 rule requires employees to submit reimbursement requests for business travel within 30 days, but no later than 60 days, of incurring expenses.