Acceptability of Credit Card Payment for Car Rental

A decision was requested on the propriety of reimbursing an employee for the cost of renting a car while traveling on official business. The rental car agreement stating that the cost had been charged to a personal credit card showed that the employee incurred the rental cost as a personal obligation and did satisfy the receipt requirements of applicable regulations for the purpose of reimbursement. From the nature of the transaction, the government could not be held liable for the expense in the event of nonpayment of the obligation by the employee.