Overseas travel expenses

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Overseas travel expenses

• What was the purpose of the trip overseas?
• Provide details of your employment duties at the time and how the travel related to your employment.
• Provide a copy of your travel diary.
• Did your employer request that you travel overseas?
• Did you receive a travel allowance from anyone or were you reimbursed for any of the expenses incurred? If so, how much did you receive?
• Did you take any leave to travel overseas? If so, what type of leave did you take?
• What date did you leave Australia and what date did you return?
• Did the trip contain a private component? If yes, provide details of the private activities.
• How did you apportion expenses to cover the private component?
• Did anyone accompany you on the trip overseas? If so:
• Who accompanied you and what was your relationship with them?
• What did they do while you were doing work-related activities?
• Have you claimed, or do you intend to claim, any expenses for this person?
• What expenses did you incur on the trip overseas? Include amounts, dates and details on how you calculated these.
• Do you have evidence to substantiate the expenses (for example, a diary or receipts)? If yes, provide copies.