Question
What is the 60 day rule for business expense reimbursements?
Answer
The Minnesota Department of Finance (DOF) enforces a 60 day business expense reimbursement period. The 60-day period is the Internal Revenue Service safe harbor period. This requires employee business expenses to be submitted for reimbursement "within 60 days after the expense is incurred" "If not submitted within 60 days, the reimbursement becomes taxable [to the employee] for federal, state, FICA and Medicare; and withholding tax must be taken."
Additional information can be found on the Minnesota State Employee Expense Reimbursement Policy website:
http://www.minnstate.edu/system/finance/taxinformation/other/emplexpensereimb/index.html