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B-193280 1 (1979-05-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhey0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION . OF THE UNITED STATES SWASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE: B-193280 DATE: May 0, 1979 MATTER OF: Steven Vi. Hoffman DIGEST(:1) Employee incurred expenses of $297 in obtaining a release from a binding contract for the construction of a home at his old duty station after notice of a permanent change of station. He may have those expenses reimbursed as miscellaneous expenses to the extent authorized under para. 2-3.3b of the FTR. (2) Employee rented a truck to aid in moving to his new duty station. He submitted a voucher for the expense of renting the truck but was told that the voucher could not be processed without a signed statement certifying the weight of the truck. Employee may not be reimbursed the mileage for use of his automobile to obtain this statement since the travel was not official business. This is in response to a request from Ms. Virginia G. o Leist, Authorized Certifying Officer, Internal Revenue o Service, regarding a voucher submitted by Steven W. Hoffman, an employee of that agency, concerning Feim- bursement of real estate expenses and mileage incident to a- permanent change of statioj On September 27, 1977, Mr. Hoffman received notifi- cation of a change of permanent station from Columbus, Ohio, to Cincinnati, Ohio. Four months prior and without knowledge of his transfer he entered into a contract for the construction of a home in Columbus. The transaction was scheduled for settlement on September 28, 1977. Upon receiving notice of his transfer he engaged the services of an attorney to aid in the rescission of his construction contract and was released from his contract after incurring costs including attorney's fees of $175 and forfeiture of $122 loan commitment fee paid to the Dollar Savings Association of Columbus. This fee covered the normal costs for processing the loan to purchase the home.

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