B-232720: Sep 13, 1989

Only expenses resulting from the construction of a residence which are comparable to expenses allowable in connection with the purchase of an existing residence may be reimbursed. There is no indication that a comparable expense would have been paid for the purchase of an existing residence. Gregory Scheer - Real Estate Expenses - Impact Fees: This decision is in response to a request from William...

B-232720: Sep 13, 1989

The Federal Bureau of Investigation requested a decision regarding a transferred employee's claim for reimbursement for an educational impact fee he paid incident to his purchase of a newly constructed residence at his new duty station. GAO held that the county-imposed fee was not comparable to an expense the claimant would have incurred in buying an existing residence. Accordingly, the claim was...