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B-266312 1 (1996-04-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadvh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Bruce Wayne Stevenson File: B-266312 Date: April 8, 1996 DIGEST An employee who transferred from New Mexico to Hawaii incurred an early termination fee pursuant to an automobile lease. The lease agreement prohibited the employee from taking the car out of the country. The employee's claim for reimbursement of the fee as a miscellaneous expense is denied since the Federal Travel Regulation, 41 C.F.R. § 302-3.1(c)(9) (1995), excludes from miscellaneous expense coverage losses and costs incurred in selling or buying personal property, and an automobile lease is associated with the sale or purchase of personal property. DECISION This is in response to a request for an advance decision from Mr. John F. Best, Chief, Finance and Accounting Division, Directorate of Resource Management, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, concerning whether an employee, Mr. Bruce Wayne Stevenson, may be reimbursed for automobile lease termination charges of $1,334.25 pursuant to a permanent duty station transfer. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that Mr. Stevenson's claim may not be paid. BACKGROUND Mr. Stevenson, an employee of the U.S. Corps of Engineers, was transferred from Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, to Fort Schafter, Hawaii, by travel authorization issued on March 11, 1992. In October 1988, Mr. Stevenson had entered into an automobile lease agreement in New York State for a term of 48 months. The terms of the agreement prohibited use of the car outside of the state where the vehicle was first titled and/or registered for more than 30 days without prior written consent of the leasing agency and Ford Credit. The agreement also provided an option to purchase at the end of the lease. Mr. Stevenson states that he requested permission to ship the car to Hawaii, but his request was denied. Mr. Stevenson paid the early termination fee of $1,334.25 and 104945

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