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Claim for Lodging Expenses Incurred While Occupying Temporary Quarters Incident to Transfer

B-193331 Apr 25, 1979
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An employee of the Internal Revenue Service appealed a disallowance of his claim for lodging expenses incurred during the time he, his wife, and child stayed at the home of relatives for a month incident to his transfer. The burden is on the claimant to provide information to enable the employing agency to determine the reasonableness of the claim, but GAO has authority to review the circumstances of each case. The portion of the employee's claim based on increased use of the host's utilities was allowed. The portion of the employee's claim for subsistence expenses based on expenditures for snacks in addition to regular meals could not be reimbursed, since these are not necessary expenses of subsistence. According to regulations, the portions of the employee's claim for transportation expenses incurred as a result of increased use of the host's automobile may not be reimbursed. Labor performed by the hosts in taking care of the claimant's wife and child may not be reimbursed, since there was no evidence to substantiate the amount claimed and since, according to regulations, child-care fees may not be reimbursed.

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