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B-235070 1 (1989-10-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnpv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: IThe Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Marty J. (Raisanen) Dama - Travel to Temporary Matter of. Duty by Indirect Routing B-235070 File: Date: October 6, 1989 DIGEST 1. Where an employee combines personal travel with official travel, transportation reimbursement is limited to the constructive cost of direct travel by the mode of transpor- tation authorized, or the actual cost of transportation, whichever is less. 2. An employee used a rental car for part of indirect travel to temporary duty location. Even though rental car was not authorized for official travel, the cost of the rental car may be included as part of the employee's actual transportation costs for comparison to the constructive cost of direct travel. Only that portion of the rental car fee which reasonably relates to transportation for official business may be reimbursed. DECISION This decision is in response to a request from the Chief, Accounting Section, Internal Revenue Service - Southwest Region, Department of the Treasury, concerning the travel entitlement of an employee who performed official travel by an indirect route. We conclude that the employee's reimbursement is limited to the actual cost of travel by the indirect route not to exceed the cost of direct round-trip travel on a constructive basis. BACKGROUND Ms. Marty J. (Raisanen) Dama, who was stationed in Dallas, Texas, was authorized to perform official travel to Sacramento, California, during the period April 16-26, 1985. The agency purchased an airline ticket for round-trip travel between Dallas and Sacramento through use of a Government Transportation Request (GTR) at a cost of $487. However, the employee, having decided to combine personal travel with official travel, redeemed the GTR-procured ticket and had it

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