2.15.2—Moving Reimbursement - Active Employee

Effective: 05/13/2014
Senate Proposal: No
Responsible University Officer: Vice President for Finance and Vice President of Administration
Responsible Office: Financial Services and Operations

Introduction

Per the Internal Revenue Service, all expenses incurred during the move are taxable. Any applicable federal and state income taxes and FICA social security/medicare taxes will be withheld from a future paycheck.

Process

To claim reimbursement for moving expenses, the employee does the following:

1. Makes all arrangements associated with the move.
2. Pays all costs associated with the move and retains all receipts.
3. Completes a moving expense form upon completion of the move. the form is available at https://www.mtu.edu/fso/forms/travel/. Instructions for completing the form are available here.
   • NOTE: Original receipts must be attached to the form.
4. Obtains written approval on the expense form from the appropriate Senior Administrator in the supervisory chain of command per department procedure.
5. Forwards the approved expense form to Accounts Payable.

Forms and Instructions

In support of this policy, the following forms/instructions are included:

Form:

• House Hunting and Moving Expense Form

Instructions:

• Instructions for Completing the Moving Expense Form

Revisions