B-199944: Apr 16, 1981

DIGEST: EMPLOYEE WHO PURCHASED RESIDENCE INCIDENT TO TRANSFER WAS CHARGED BY THE LENDER A TAX SERVICE FEE WHICH WAS NOT LISTED AS A FINANCE CHARGE ON THE TRUTH-IN-LENDING STATEMENT. THE FEE FOR A TAX SEARCH TO BE PERFORMED PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE TERM OF THE MORTGAGE TO CHECK FOR TAX DELINQUENCIES AND LIENS IS A FINANCE CHARGE AND MAY NOT BE REIMBURSED UNDER PARAGRAPH 2-6.2D OF THE FEDERAL TRA...

B-199944: Apr 16, 1981

An employee of the Phoenix District of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) appealed a Claims Division determination denying his claim for reimbursement of certain real estate expenses he incurred in the purchase of a new home. The employee purchased the home incident to a permanent change of station. A tax service fee was charged to the employee by the lender, and the employee included this fee on...