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<p class="MsoNormal">The State of Arizona has changed the Meal and Lodging Per Diem Rates effective as of 01/08/2024. The Financial Services Travel Office has updated the information on the FSO Travel page but here is the direct link to the State of Arizona
Accounting Manual which contains many specifics on allowable travel reimbursement amounts. <a href="https://gao.az.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/5095%20Reimbursement%20Rates%20%20240108.pdf">https://gao.az.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/5095%20Reimbursement%20Rates%20%20240108.pdf</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The mileage rate was also changed to 65.5 cents per mile!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here is the link to the UA Travel Policy Main Page <a href="https://policy.fso.arizona.edu/fsm/1400">
https://policy.fso.arizona.edu/fsm/1400</a>. Here you can drill down to find information on everything travel.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0C234B;mso-ligatures:none">Leslie Bonilla</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#495057;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
Manager, Finance and Administration<br>
School of Plant Sciences<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> ALVSCE Division Business Services <DBS-Services@arizona.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 13, 2024 11:10 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Zalbidea, Zaida C - (zaidaz) <zaidaz@arizona.edu>; Burnett, Sonia - (soniaburnett) <soniaburnett@arizona.edu>; Mattes, Elaine L - (emattes) <emattes@arizona.edu>; Castro-Perez, Ivonne - (icastroperez) <icastroperez@arizona.edu>; Rosberg, Georgette
- (rosberg) <rosberg@arizona.edu>; Borboa, Vanessa Deborah - (borboa) <borboa@arizona.edu>; Mazon, Nicole - (nmazon) <nmazon@arizona.edu>; Grogg, Taylor M - (tmgrogg) <tmgrogg@arizona.edu>; Nemec, Tanya J - (tjnemec7) <tjnemec7@arizona.edu>; Gomez, Melissa
Lynn - (melissalgomez) <melissalgomez@arizona.edu>; Stevens, Amanda M - (amanda84) <amanda84@arizona.edu>; Bonilla, Leslie Anne - (lesliebonilla) <lesliebonilla@arizona.edu>; Montes, Andrea Lizette - (montes5) <montes5@arizona.edu>; Chavez, Leah Mesa - (leahchavez)
<leahchavez@arizona.edu>; Mora, Andrea - (andreamh5) <andreamh5@arizona.edu>; Nelson, Sonnet R - (sonnetnelson) <sonnetnelson@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Eakman, Nate - (njeakman) <njeakman@arizona.edu>; Nasser, Alexis - (alexisnasser) <alexisnasser@arizona.edu>; Ibarra, Rosalie - (rosalie802i) <rosalie802i@arizona.edu>; ALVSCE Division Business Services <DBS-Services@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> UA Travel Policy update<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002060">Happy Tuesday! Just wanted to inform you that there have been a couple of updates to the UA Travel Policies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002060">Meal Reimbursement Per Diem Rates</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002060"> has been updated on 01/08/2024 per changes
to the State of Arizona Accounting Manual. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002060">Mileage reimbursement rates</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002060"> updated per the State of Arizona Accounting Manual,
effective 1/9/2024: The new mileage rate is <strong><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">65.5 cents per mile</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002060">Please ensure that you are using the most recent version. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002060">For more information visit the <a href="https://policy.fso.arizona.edu/fsm/1400/1415" target="_blank"><span style="color:#002060">UA Travel Policies</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#495057">Accountant I - Division Business Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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