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B-191235 1 (1978-10-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgnm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I I I I DECISION I i FILE: MATTER OF: B-191235 'D. W. Holcombe Closing Costs DATE: October 25, 19T8 - Relocation Expenses - DIGEST: Employee who purchased residence at new Outy station incident to transfer of duty station claims closing costs paid by seller but included in purchase price. Since closiny costs are clearly discernible and separable from price allocable to realty, both buyer and seller regarded costs as having been paid by buyer, and costs are properly documented, claim may be paid. This action is in retponse to the letter of January 10, 1978, from CaptairiR. Fitzsimmobis,.Chief, AccoAting and Finance Branch, Headquarters 443d Militaty Airlift Wing, Training (MAC), Altus Air Force Bpse, Oklahoma. In his letter Captain Fitzsimnmons inquires as to the propriety of paying a voucher in the amount of $443.76 representing expenses incurred by Mr. D. W. Holcot.be, in connection with his purchase of a new home incident to a permahent chanqe of duty station.4 Mr. Holcombe, nn employee of theDepatinent of the Air Force, was transferred from Webb Air Force Base, Texas, to Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The Settlement Statement, dated May 27, 1977, and issued bythe Harry Mortgage Company, provides an itemized accdhnt of the closing costs showing them as having beer paid by the seller of the house. HRwever, a .ett'r from the Assista'nt Vice President of Harry Mortgage Company dated July 6, 1977, states that the closing costs were incorporated into the price of the house and were paid by Mr. Holcombe, the purchaser, as part of the purchase price. Reimbursement of real estate expenses ixs authorized by Chapter 2, Part 6 of the Federal Travel Regulations.(FPMR Z01-7). FTR para. 2-6.2 enumerates allowable expenses. All of the costs claimed by Mr. Iolcombe are properly allowable under the paragraph if he can be considered to have actually paid them. -v--p -. -. -~. 9... - - C- - I * *~~~I a. I ti I I I V ~~1 I I I THd COMPTROLLER cN9RAL OFTHEUNITED TATES WASHINGTON. D. C. 20540 -06 '01

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