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B-190716 1 (1978-05-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfzs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: L Sm I I, I FILE: B-190716 MATTER OP: Richard Enris - Subsistene'. Expenses at lemporary Quartera Orned by Relative DIGEST: Tbanaferred employee seeks reimbursement for temporary quarters occupied at sister's resi- dence. Claim is in amount of $102.46 which represents cash payment of $20 and cancella- tion of sister's indebtedness of $82.46. Claim is disallowed sice no information was fuwnished as to whether sister incurred additi6nal expense to furnish employee lodg- ing, whether she performed extra work, etc See 52 Comp. Gen. 78 (1972). By letter dated November 2, 1977, It. Richard Ennis, an employee of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, has appealed the action of our Claims Dividion by Certificate of settlement dated October 21, 1977, which disallowed Mr. Ennisl-claim in the amount of $102.46 for lodging expenses incurred whilu c-upyirg temporary quarters incident to a transfer. The record shows that in Jan'ary of 1975, Mr. Ennis was transferred from Grry, Indiana, to Washington, D.C. Upon his arrival in the Washington area Mr. Ennis occupied temporary quarters at his sister's renidence in Columbia, Marylanid. Mr. Ennis states that he and his sister agreed that the raLe for his lodgings would be $15 per day ixclusive of mealn, and thct this daily rate was based upon the existing approximate minimum mot 1 rates in the area. Mr. Ennis resided with his sister for a 7-day period and thus the agreed cost of hie lodgings was $105. Mr. Ennia states that prior to his transfer he had incurred expenseas in behalf of his sister in the amount of $82.46 incident to transporting some household goods from their mother's residence in Wisconsin to his former residence in Ckry, Indiana, so that he could transport these goods to Washington, D.C., The amount of $82.46 as itemized by M,. Ennis represents the coist of renting a truck in order to move these goods from Wisconsin to Gary. Rather than presenting his sister with a check in the amount or $105 for his lodgings, his sister agreed to offset her in ebtedness against Mr. Ennis' bill for lodgings and acceptwan dditional $20 in cash in full satisfaction for his lodgings costs. Mr. Ennis states that he has provided the Internal Revenue Service with a signed receipt 1 - ~Lr I DECISa IBON I f - 1.40 COMPTROLLE GENERAL . P THw uNITEo UArTa \*VAuMINGTON. D.C. 20549 DA'T E: N4q 9# 1978

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