New FY09 federal per diem rates announced
Many of us use the federal per diem rates when filing income taxes or when figuring per diem for our employees. The General Services Administration last Friday (8/8/08) announced per diem rate adjustments for fiscal 2009
Starting Oct. 1, federal employees traveling to about 400 locations in the continental United States will receive a per diem that is higher than the national standard rate, which is $70 for lodging and $39 for meals and incidental expenses. The standard rate will remain unchanged from this year.
The new per diem rates are listed on the GSA website.
Federal employees traveling to Washington will see lodging per diems ranging from $165 to $233, depending on the season. That’s significantly higher than the fiscal 2008 per diem rate for the area, which ranged from $154 to $201 per night. Rates for meals and incidentals will remain unchanged from this year, at $64. Rates also will increase for other major cities, including Boston, Chicago, Denver, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. GSA added two towns — Fayetteville, N.C., and Fredericksburg, Va. — to the list of nonstandard areas.
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