What is the strangest thing you've seen on an expense report?

I've worked in A/P for a long time and have seen some weird things, especially in employee expense reports! Two such weird expenses come to mind:

* On an expense report, an employee tried to get reimbursed for a pair of $200 pants purchased at Macy's in NYC. In the description, they wrote that they ripped their pants while getting out of a taxi, right before a client meeting.

* I was reviewing an expense report when I noticed two airline seats for the one employee. When I investigated to find out why, it turned out that the employee did not fit in one seat, and the airline charged for the addition seat! Awkward.

Well according to Robert Half Management Resource these are the 20 unusual expense report items highlighted in their survey of 2,200 CFO's:

1. Ski trips

2. Lottery tickets

3. Rental homes

4. Spa day

5. Cruise

6. Cosmetic surgery

7. Scuba diving

8. Half a cow

9. Flowers for spouse

10. A dog

11. Taxidermy services

12. 10-cent parking meter charge

13. Toilet paper

14. Bubble bath

15. Somebody else's salary

16. Flat-screen TV

17. Haircut

18. Home remodel

19. Driving lessons

20. Car payment

What is the strangest thing you or your coworkers have seen on an expense report? Working in A/P we see mountains of expenses, so there must be some really odd and funny stories out there!

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Robert Ruhno

Director of Social Media

Accounts Payable Professionals Group (APPG)

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