Reimbursements are not taxable if they are made under an "accountable plan" -- you provide receipts and are only reimbursed for actual expenses proved by receipts.
Expenses that are not reimbursed can be deducted as work related expenses as itemized deductions using form 2106 and schedule A. But, if you deduct the expenses now and are reimbursed later, the reimbursement will be taxable income for the year you get it, because it is a recovery of a previous tax deduction. (You can't take a tax deduction and also get reimbursed tax-free.) So if you expect to eventually reimbursed, the simplest thing to do is leave the expenses out of your tax return.