FDX Tips
10-17-2008, 04:10 AM
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FDX Tips
Has anyone else had to owe the company money on their expense reports because you tipped over 20% on their ground trans. I recently "overtipped by $5.00 and had to pay it back even though the preapproval amount was much higher and I had plenty of bank. Just wondering if this is the new SOP.
10-17-2008, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Time Off
In what company manual is that written?
Manuals? We don't need no stinken manuals!
It's like everything else - they just made it up one day and now it's the rule.
10-17-2008, 08:05 AM
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It's like everything else - they just made it up one day and now it's the rule.
10-17-2008, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Time Off
In what company manual is that written?
This is included in the FOX Q and A information @ pilot.fedex.com: NOTE: TIPPING: put it on your credit card with the charge. Out Of Pocket Expense (OOPE) cash will be an IRS highlight. Do not add the tip as a separate line item. It will be denied. TIPPING: 15% normal. 20% for an exceptional job. Anything else will be an IRS highlight. The standard tip reimbursement by FedEx Express is 15% of the bill. However, we recognize that because our business is time sensitive and we need reliable ground transportation, there may be times when a tip greater than 15% may be warranted. The maximum authorized reimbursement for a tip is 20% of the bill. Any amount over 20% will not be reimbursed. In all cases, the tip should be included in the total bill and paid for with the company issued travel card, if accepted.
Could someone please explain the 'IRS highlight' part to me; I don't see any connection/concern if it's not travel between your home and domicile. 
10-17-2008, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by FlybyKnite
...Could someone please explain the 'IRS highlight' part to me; I don't see any connection/concern if it's not travel between your home and domicile.
I'm just curious...Without knowing the particulars...Would you tip more than 20%, if it was your money?
Last edited by Busboy; 10-17-2008 at 11:19 AM.
10-17-2008, 02:14 PM
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Have you ever tried to get from JFK to La Guardia in just over an hour for the flight? I would eat the difference and not care but I know quite a few who have the same amount of the taxi ride to make that flight. Just a thought because there are always reasons to pay more than 20% but that is my dime.
Have you ever tried to get from JFK to La Guardia in just over an hour for the flight? I would eat the difference and not care but I know quite a few who have the same amount of the taxi ride to make that flight. Just a thought because there are always reasons to pay more than 20% but that is my dime.
10-17-2008, 02:43 PM
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Seems to me that there are plenty of reasons to tip more than 20%, but if the company says that's the max that they will cover, why press-to-test the issue. As someone else suggested, you can ask that the receipt just show a total dollar amount, without showing the tip amount; or you can have some of the tip (the portion about 20%) added into the "ride" amount and have them show the 20% in the tip column; or you can tip over 20% and just eat the difference, which will probably not be all that much money anyway. Your choice.
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