What should an employee do if the employee loses supporting documents for travel expenses. Can the employer withhold undocumented expenses from the employee’s pay?

Ekaterina Beliaeva, Associate at Forte Tax & Law, comments on this issue for the Vecherniy Peterburg newspaper:

• An employee can still substantiate his or her travel expenses even if the employee loses supporting documents;
• If the employer believes that submitted documents do not substantiate the expenses claimed, the employer may withhold the expenses from the employee’s pay;
• The employee, if the employee disagrees with such withholding, may apply to the labor inspectorate or the court.

To read the full article, click here (in Russian).