[Decision Concerning IRS Employees' Entitlement to Reimbursement for Cost of Attending Presentation]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requested a decision concerning its employees' claims for cost reimbursement for mandatory attendance at a presentation by the IRS Commissioner. GAO held that IRS should reimburse the employees, since attendance was required and the fee they paid greatly exceeded the value of the meals they received. Accordingly, the claims were allowed.