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Travel Expenses

This page covers expense categories, the reimbursement process, and the required report format for overseas business trips at 家德. Source: travel summary reports (.docx/.doc) and annual expense summaries (.xls) in OneDrive 11-差旅費/.

Scope

  • Primary destination: Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) — factory supervision, quality inspection, customer visits
  • Eligible staff: Specialists and above; trips require prior supervisor approval

Expense Categories

The reimbursement form (國外出差旅費摘要 — Overseas Travel Expense Summary) covers:

CategorySub-items
Transportation (車資)High-speed rail (HSR), car, flight, other (ferry, etc.)
Meal allowance (膳食費)Per person × per day
Accommodation (宿泊費)Per person × per day
Living per diem (生活日支費)Regional daily allowance × exchange rate × days
Miscellaneous (雜費)Other necessary expenses
Total (NT$)Sum in New Taiwan Dollars

Per Diem Calculation Example

From a January 2026 trip to Ho Chi Minh City (Emma / 劉宜玫, 12 days):

Daily allowance: USD 155/day
Exchange rate: NTD 31.634 / USD
Duration: 12 days
Per diem total: 155 × 31.634 × 12 = NT$58,839

The applicable per diem rates are set by the government's official table: 中央政府各機關派赴國外各地區出差人員生活費日支數額表 (effective January 1, 2025). A separate table covers mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau.

Required Documents

Each trip requires two documents:

1. Overseas Travel Expense Summary (旅費摘要)

FieldDescription
出差人員 (Traveler)Full name
職級 (Title)e.g., 專員 (Specialist)
請款日期 (Claim date)Filed after return to Taiwan
出差事由 (Purpose)e.g., 拜訪廠商 (Factory visit)
出差地 (Destination)e.g., 越南 (Vietnam)
出差日期 (Travel dates)Start and end dates, total days
附記 (Notes)Per diem calculation formula (e.g., 胡志明市 @155×31.634×12天=58,839)
Expense breakdownItemized amounts (NT$)
Signature fieldsSupervisor / Accounting / Recipient

2. Business Trip Work Report (差旅工作報告書)

A daily log of activities during the trip with these columns:

ColumnDescription
日期 (Date)Calendar date
客戶/廠商 (Client/Factory)Name of entity visited
接洽對象 (Contact person)Specific contact (e.g., 謝先生, 吳檢查員)
所在地 (Location)Where the work occurred (e.g., Ho Chi Minh City, Taoyuan Airport)
工作內容 (Work done)Specific tasks performed

Sample Daily Log — January 2026 (Emma / 劉宜玫, Vietnam, 12 days)

DateContactWork
1/6謝先生Travel: Home → Tainan HSR → Taoyuan Airport → Ho Chi Minh City → Factory → Hotel
1/7–1/13謝先生Production scheduling, factory environment inspection, quality inspection and cargo checking
1/14吳 (Inspector)Silliker third-party factory audit

Sample Daily Log — January 2026 (Lily / 葉玟慧, Vietnam, 9 days)

DateContactWork
1/9謝先生Travel: Tainan → Taoyuan Airport → Ho Chi Minh City; factory visit, outbound cargo inspection
1/10–1/15謝先生Outbound cargo inspection, production scheduling discussions, factory environment review

Approval Workflow

  1. Employee completes expense summary and work report
  2. Supervisor signs off
  3. Accounting verifies amounts
  4. Employee signs as recipient and collects reimbursement

Filing Conventions

  • Annual expense summary (all 4 companies): 11-差旅費/1-YYYY 差旅費 總費用 (總表)-4家.xls
  • Individual trip reports: 11-差旅費/YYYY 差旅摘要及報告(MMDD-MMDD) Name-Factory.docx
  • Historical reports organized by year: 2023/, 2024/, 2025/
  • Per diem reference document: 中央政府各機關派赴國外各地區出差人員生活費日支數額表自114年1月1日生效.pdf

Frequent Travelers (2026 Records)

NameRoleFactory
劉宜玫 (Emma)Specialist家德
葉玟慧 (Lily)Specialist家德
Penny家包
Ella家 / 家德
Ann家包
Joseph家國
家瑋家國
德偉
Mali家國