Corporate America loves its expense reports. Do employees at your job try to get by with goofy stuff on their expense reports? The Accounts Payable people at Robert Half put together a list of their 20 most outrageous expense report entries. The list includes a cow, $500 cowboy boots, a Lamborghini, and my personal favorite, a statue of a chicken in a top hat!
John Armel is the Division Director for Robert Half Management Resources in Houston and he's seen quite a few himself. “One of the most cringe worthy expenses that tried to get through was a massage at the airport! I have seen kitty litter on an expense report. It was denied when it was discovered it was a monthly expense he was running through!”
Armel says that sometimes there’s one that looks fraudulent and is justifiable. Like the time he himself ordered pizzas at 9:00 am for that afternoon's client lunch. “Corporate came down to my manager and said, 'There’s an inappropriate expense here. There was a large number of pizzas bought for breakfast! That can’t be right!'" They got it straightened out. Here's the official list.
Robert Half's Top Twenty Most Outrageous Expense Entries
- Pearls
- A propane tank exchange
- A Pogo stick
- A cow
- Jet ski rental
- Superbowl tickets
- A bear rug
- A motorcycle
- 59 cents for parking
- A statute of a chicken in a top hat
- A yacht
- $500 cowboy boots
- A horse trailer
- Invoices for another company
- Traffic tickets
- A trip to Italy
- Video games
- Kids’ clothing
- A hot air balloon ride, and
- A Lamborghini