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• Expenses that qualify under IRS guidance for non-taxable reimbursed business expenses are referred to as a “Reimbursement”. Reimbursements can be paid out of the MTD account for which you are responsible or from ministry project funds. Reimbursements will be paid in the order in which they are received. Although Reliant may normally pay certain expense reimbursements in such a way that they are not included in the employee's federal taxable income, the employee bears ultimate responsibility for the proper tax treatment of all payments received from Reliant, and should consult with his or her tax adviser to determine the appropriate reporting and treatment of such payments.
• Requests for recovery of expenses that do not qualify for non-taxable reimbursement under the IRS guidance are referred to as “Expense Recovery Bonus” or ERB. These expenses will be recuperated through a bonus which will be considered additional taxable wages (compensation) for the field staff. Due to the fact that only paid employees can receive a taxable bonus, associates and project funds are not eligible to submit a request for an Expense Recovery Bonus.
• You may request advance payment for anticipated, reimbursable expenses through an "Expense Advance". Advances are not guaranteed, but will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Expense submissions related to a ministry project fund also have the option of requesting payment through a "Grant" rather than a Reimbursement. Grants are also used for the expense of an item that the ministry project will retain ownership of beyond its initial use. (See Grant ProcessReimbursements vs. Grants for more details)

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