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B-195866 1 (1980-04-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadidk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 DATE: April 2, 1980 MATTER OF: John M. Mankat DIGEST: Employee may not be reimbursed for temporary quarters of family where they remain at new duty station less than 1 week and return to and occupy former residence. Although family's return was due to uncertainties regarding date for sale of residence at old duty station, record does not provide objective evidence of intent to vacate former residence so as to entitle employee to temporary quarters under FTR para. 2-5.2c. Virginia G. Leist, an Authorized Certifying Officer of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), raguests an advance decision on whether John M. Mankat's reclaim voucher of $279.79 for 5-1/2 days of temporary quarters subsistence expenses (TQSE) for his family may be certified for pay- ment. The voucher may not be certified because Mr. Mankat's family did not vacate the old residence at his former duty station. Incident to a permanent change of duty station from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Louisville, Kentucky, Mr. Mankat, an employee of the IRS, was authorized 30 days of TQSE for himself and his family. Mr. Mankat and his family occupied temporary quarters at his new duty station com- mencing on July 17, 1977. The claimant's family remained with him until July 22, 1977, when they returned to their former permanent residence at Xenia, Ohio. They remained there until August 12, 1977, when their new permanent residence in the Louisville area was available for their occupancy. Whem Mr. Mankat submmitted his voucher for reimburse- ment of his and his family's TQSE for the period July 17 to August 11, 1977, the IRS did not pay him for any expenses for the July 17 to July 22 period. Mr. Mankat then filed his first reclaim voucher with a written explanation of why his family 1-ad returned to the former \w3G4 FILE: B-195866

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