Paying the Bills
While you travel, you will be expensing all costs you incur to the client. This is usually done at the end of the month when your firm invoices the client for billable time and expenses. The cadence can vary based on accounting and other agreements. Some firms will issue you a corporate credit card you can use for travel so you are not having to put up the cash yourself.
These costs should rarely be out of pocket. It is very difficult for someone to put up thousands of dollars a month to pay for travel and expenses outside of the home office of employment. In the odd case they are not immediately reimbursed, remember to keep a record of everything that you paid for as a business expense so that you will be able to claim those on your taxes at the end of the year. In general, if you are not able to float the travel cost and you are asked to do so without being given a corporate credit card, make your concern known early and see if you can have a manager or executive assistant help book your travel.
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