[Request for Decision Concerning Transferred IRS Employee's Entitlement to Parking Fees]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requested a decision concerning a transferred employee's claim for reimbursement for parking and rental fees at his temporary quarters and loan application fees for the house he subsequently purchased. GAO held that the claimant was: (1) entitled to reimbursement for his monthly rent, prorated to those days he performed temporary duty; (2) entitled to reimbursement for the loan application fees for his new home, since they were similar to reimbursable items under federal travel regulations; and (3) not entitled to reimbursement for the parking fee, since it was separate from his monthly rent and was not a subsistence expense. Accordingly, the claim was allowed in part and denied in part.