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B-226328 1 (1987-08-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmum0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof Bernard C. Michaels - Real Estate Expenses File: B-226328 Date: August 20, 1987 DIGEST Incident to the sale of a residence at the time of transfer, an employee paid mortgage discount points to enable a buyer to obtain a mortgage loan. The employee may not be reimbursed for the points as such reimbursement is expressly prohibited by paragraph 2-6.2d(2) of the Federal Travel Regulations. DECISION An employee claims reimbursement of the amount he paid for mortgage loan discount points to enable a buyer to obtain a mortgage loan incident to the sale of his residence at the time of transfer.l/ We conclude that the employee may not be paid since the reimbursement is expressly prohibited by the Federal Travel Regulations. In June 1986, Mr. Bernard C. Michaels, an employee of the U.S. Department of Labor, was transferred from Washington, D.C., to Miami, Florida. Incident to the sale of his residence at his old duty station, he paid $2,108.43 in mortgage discount points to enable a buyer to obtain a mortgage loan. His claim for payment was disallowed by his agency since the points and other cost items defined as part of the finance charge are nonreimbursable under the Federal Travel Regulations and Department of Labor travel regulations. l/ Mr. Thomas C. Komarek, Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, U.S. Department of Labor, has requested a decision on the claim of Mr. Michaels. o3qr7 D

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