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0 o THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISIDIN .. OF THE UNITED STATES
WASH INGTON, D.C . 20548
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FILE: B-194851 DATE: April 8, 1980
MATTER OF:Bruce L. Birchman- 4scelcaneous
expenses allowance]
DIGEST: 1. Claim by transferred employee for mis-
cellaneous expense reimbursement
-covering installation of 3 telephones
at new residence may be paid since
telephones replaced 3 telephones at
old residence. See B-170589, Novem-
ber 13, 1970. B-168582, January 19,
1970, distinguished.
2. Claim by transferred employee for cost
of refrigerator door reversal (from
right handed to left handed), so that
refrigerator from former residence
could be used in new residence, may be
paid as miscellaneous expense within
intent of FTR para. 2-3.1b.
3. Claim for postage costs to mail auto
license plates back to Massachusetts
is reimbursable as miscellaneous
expense. The expense was incurred
to comply with the law of the State
of Massachusetts and was a necessary
expense associated with bringing the
employee's automobile out of the
jurisdiction of that State of his
former residence.
4. Duplicate auto title fee of $1 required
by Maryland State law to reregister the
automobile of an owner who previously
resided in Maryland and who previously
paid a full title fee is reimbursable
as a miscellaneous expense under FTR
para. 2-3.lb(6).
5. Claim for reimbursement of home inspec-
tion fee incurred by employee before
purchasing new residence may not be
paid as a residence transaction expense
under FTR para. 2-6.2f since inspection
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