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B-202411 1 (1981-12-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjwv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE$ 1. 73 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL LIP THE UNITE1D STATISlf WASHINWTON, 0Do, P01548 B-202411. MATTER CFi DIGEST; i DATE! December 1, 1981 Reuben Yudkowsky - claim for car rental on temporary duty An employee who rents an automobile to travel to and from temporary duty site in order to carry food that meets dietary restrictions of his reltgjoni may not be re~rbursed rental car expense since rental of automobile was not authQrized or approved. in determining constructive cost reimburse- ment for travel by other than authorized mode, taxicab fare employee otherwise would have incurred for travel to kosher restaurants may not be considered, FTR pawa. 1-2.3b does not authorize payment of local transportation cost occasioned by employee's need for special meals, The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requests an advance decision on whether an employee may be reimbursed for the rental and associated expenses of an automobile used to travel to and from a temporary duty assignment, The employee bases his claim for the higher cost of car rental expenses on the fact that he used the vehicle to transport groceries in order to adhere to kosher dietary laws. Because the use of a rental car was not author- ized, and for the reasons that follow, we find that the agency correctly limited his reimbursement for :ravel to and from the temporary duty site to the lower cost of common carrier transportation. Mr. Reuben ?iudkowsky, an employeetof the IRS, Mid-Atlantic Reglon, Baltimore District office, was assigned. to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for temporary duty. Mr. Yudkowaky filed a claim for car rental and associafed expenses' maintaining that it wAs necessary because of his religious preference for him to transport fmdt_.hisPQr.::dut ysite. fir. Yudkowsky points out that he is required by his religion to adhereTS a strict kosher diet and that there are only two kosher restaurants in the Philadelphia area, neither in close proximity to his hotel or temporary duty site. Because it was impractical for him to-eat at either restaurant, he decided to rent a car to transport groceries from his home in order to prepare meals while in Philadelphia. 'I)1 L m I I

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