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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Office of the President recently announced changes to meal rates for Business Travel covered under UC Business & Finance Bulletin G-28 and for Business Meetings/Entertainment
covered under UC Business & Finance Bulletin BUS-79 as outlined in the attached document. These rates are retroactively effective to 7/1/2022. The Business Meetings/Entertainment rates supersede the increased previously planned for 1/1/2023 as discussed
in the email below. Concur and ePay are being updated to reflect the new rates. Please ensure the appropriate individuals in your unit are informed of these changes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Direct travel related questions to
<a href="mailto:travelfeedback@ucr.edu">travelfeedback@ucr.edu</a> and business meeting/entertainment related questions to
<a href="mailto:epayfeedback@ucr.edu">epayfeedback@ucr.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bobbi McCracken<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Associate Vice Chancellor and Controller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Business & Financial Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://bfs.ucr.edu/"><b><span lang="EN">http://bfs.ucr.edu/</span></b></a></span><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#383838"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Bobbi A McCracken <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:msoadm@scotmail.ucr.edu">msoadm@scotmail.ucr.edu</a>; <a href="mailto:ePayTrans_users@lists.ucr.edu">
ePayTrans_users@lists.ucr.edu</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:epayfeedback@ucr.edu">epayfeedback@ucr.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Business Meeting and Entertainment Meal Rates<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Office of the President announced incremental changes to meal rates associated with Business Meetings and Entertainment
covered under UC Business & Finance Bulletin BUS-79 (see attached). The revised business meetings and entertainment meal maximum per person amounts are applicable for expenses incurred on or after the effective dates noted below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Meal Type Maximum per Person<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1/1/2016-10/31/2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Effective<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11/1/2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Effective<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1/1/2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Breakfast<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$27<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td width="137" style="width:102.8pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$28<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" align="center" style="margin:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$29<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lunch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$47<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$49<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td width="135" style="width:101.45pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" align="center" style="margin:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$51<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dinner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$81<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$85<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$89<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Light Refreshments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$19<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" align="center" style="margin:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As a reminder, these amounts include the cost of food and beverages, labor, sales tax, service, and delivery charges.
The cost of room rental, room set-up fees, media rental, and decorations, etc., are not included in the per-person cost unless these costs cannot be separated by the vendor. The Accounting Office is coordinating with ITS on the necessary updates to ePay.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note, the daily Travel Meals & Incidental (M&I) limits have not changed and continue to be different than the Business Meeting & Entertainment limits; please refer to
BFB G-28 for additional information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Questions about these changes should be directed to
<a href="mailto:ePayfeedback@ucr.edu">ePayfeedback@ucr.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bobbi McCracken<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Associate Vice Chancellor and Controller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Business & Financial Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://bfs.ucr.edu/"><b><span lang="EN">http://bfs.ucr.edu/</span></b></a></span><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#383838"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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