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B-183240 1 (1976-06-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddll0001 and id is 1 raw text is: V. This matter is a request for an advance decision submitted by an authorized certifying officer of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The issue presented is whether on the present record Mr. M. Clair Willmeth may be reimbursed for legal expenses in the total amount of $450 incurred incident to the sale and purchase of homes. Under the authority of Travel Authorization 0-74-152, dated March 7, 1974, Mr. Willmeth was transferred from Chicago, Illinois, to Tampa, Florida, where he reported on April 20, 1974. Incident to that transfer, he sold his home at his old duty station, with settlement taking place on April 30, 1974, and purchased a home at his new duty station, with settlement occurring on May 13, 1974. The $300 bill legal work related was not itemized. presented by Goodman and Goodman, Ltd., for to the sale of Mr. Willmeth's old residence It simply stated: Legal Services Rendered re Sale of 192 Main Street, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The $150 bill presented by MacFarlane, Ferguson, Allison and Kelly, for legal work related to the purchase by Mr. Willmeth of his new residence was presented in a narrative form, but did not assign specific charges to the listed services. The narrative statement of services provided: q D S l THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE: B-183240 DATE: MATTER OF: M. Clair Willmeth - Real Estate Expenses - Legal Fees DIGEST: Transferred employee may not be reimbursed for legal fees incurred for transfer-related real estate transactions, where bills for legal fees are not itemized, and pcrtions of bill are not allocated to each item. Additionally, employee may be reimbursed only for those portions of legal fees relating to services specifically enumerated in FTR para. 2-6.2c (May 1973).

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