Accounts Payable News^®

Expenses. The word itself now conjures up images of politicians attempting to justify the whys and wherefores of their claims. However, many of them have said that they simply "didn't know" whether they were able to claim for certain items or not, so just included them amongst their other receipts and hoped for the best. Morally correct or not, undoubtedly one of the major faults the scandal highlighted is a common one across many orgainsations - clear knowledge on what is a legitimate expense claim, and what isn't.

One topic which has been on everyone's mind in the last couple of weeks has been travel. The crisis caused by the erupting Icelandic volcano is having far reaching consequences, some of which will eventually come home to roost in many organisation's AP departments. While the current situation may be extremely rare, in some cases it has only exacerbated an existing problem area.