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Employee Responsibility for Expedited Shipment Charges

B-188455 Jun 28, 1977
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An authorized certifying officer, Internal Revenue Service, requested a decision on a transferred employee's expenses for shipment of household goods. Employee was not liable for expedited service charges on shipment moved under actual expense method where bill of lading contract between government and carrier did not conform to rules governing tariff. Rules in common carrier tariff filed with regulatory commission are part of tariff and not waivable.

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