{"id":27858,"date":"2023-12-27T12:46:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T12:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itilite.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=27858"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:47:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T06:47:00","password":"","slug":"can-per-diem-rates-be-configured-based-on-travel-duration","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.itilite.com\/help-center\/can-per-diem-rates-be-configured-based-on-travel-duration\/","title":{"rendered":"Can per diem rates be configured based on travel duration?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yes. Although by default, the system considers 100% of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itilite.com\/blog\/all-about-per-diem-in-us\/\">&nbsp;per diem rate<\/a>&nbsp;irrespective of the number of hours the employee spends at the destination, you can configure different percentages of the per diem rate according to different travel durations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, if you have configured a 50% per diem rate for 6 hours of the day, the employees who stay at the destination for 6 hours or less will be paid 50% of the total per diem rate as reimbursement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how you can configure per diem rates based on travel duration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1)<\/strong>\u00a0On the\u00a0<strong>Expense<\/strong>\u00a0page, from the menu towards your left, go to \u201cOrganization\u201d > \u201cSettings\u201d > \u201cExpense\u201d > \u201cPer Diem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080808\/Organization_-Settings_-Expense_-Per_Diem-5-1024x494.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080808\/Organization_-Settings_-Expense_-Per_Diem-5-1024x494.png 1024w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080808\/Organization_-Settings_-Expense_-Per_Diem-5-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080808\/Organization_-Settings_-Expense_-Per_Diem-5-768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080808\/Organization_-Settings_-Expense_-Per_Diem-5-1536x740.png 1536w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080808\/Organization_-Settings_-Expense_-Per_Diem-5-360x174.png 360w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080808\/Organization_-Settings_-Expense_-Per_Diem-5.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2)<\/strong>&nbsp;By default, per diem is disabled for all new customers. You can enable it by clicking on the toggle in the top right corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the Per Diem feature is enabled, click on the \u201c<strong>Per diem rates based on travel duration<\/strong>\u201d section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080808\/click_on_the_Per_diem_rates_based_on_travel_duration_section-1024x490.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080808\/click_on_the_Per_diem_rates_based_on_travel_duration_section-1024x490.png 1024w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080808\/click_on_the_Per_diem_rates_based_on_travel_duration_section-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080808\/click_on_the_Per_diem_rates_based_on_travel_duration_section-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080808\/click_on_the_Per_diem_rates_based_on_travel_duration_section-1536x736.png 1536w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080808\/click_on_the_Per_diem_rates_based_on_travel_duration_section-360x172.png 360w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080808\/click_on_the_Per_diem_rates_based_on_travel_duration_section.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3)<\/strong>\u00a0Click on add duration and mention the start and end hours and the applicable percentage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080807\/Click_on_add_duration_and_mention_the_start_and_end_hours_and_the_applicable_percentage-1024x492.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080807\/Click_on_add_duration_and_mention_the_start_and_end_hours_and_the_applicable_percentage-1024x492.png 1024w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080807\/Click_on_add_duration_and_mention_the_start_and_end_hours_and_the_applicable_percentage-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080807\/Click_on_add_duration_and_mention_the_start_and_end_hours_and_the_applicable_percentage-768x369.png 768w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080807\/Click_on_add_duration_and_mention_the_start_and_end_hours_and_the_applicable_percentage-1536x737.png 1536w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080807\/Click_on_add_duration_and_mention_the_start_and_end_hours_and_the_applicable_percentage-360x173.png 360w, https:\/\/d1ss4nmhr4m5he.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04080807\/Click_on_add_duration_and_mention_the_start_and_end_hours_and_the_applicable_percentage.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4)<\/strong>\u00a0Click \u201c<strong>Save<\/strong>\u201d to create the per diem rate based on travel duration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. Although by default, the system considers 100% of the&nbsp;per diem rate&nbsp;irrespective of the number of hours the employee spends at the destination, you can configure different percentages of the per diem rate according to different travel durations. 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