Where can I find the per diem rates for foreign countries?
The federal per diem rates for foreign locations (outside the continental
United States, abbreviated as OCONUS, and including the per diem rates for
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rica, the Northern Marina Islands, U.S. possessions,
and all foreign locates) are published monthly in the Maximum Travel Per Diem
Allowances for Foreign Areas. Your employer may have these rates available,
or you can purchase the publication from the:
- Superintendent of Documents
- U.S. Government Printing Office
- P.O. Box 371954
- Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954
You can also access the federal per diem rates for CONUS localities on
the Internet at CONUS. This website
also provides a link to rates for localities.
If you lease a vehicle, can you deduct the cost of the lease payments
plus the standard mileage rate?
No, if you lease a car you use in business, you may use either the standard
mileage rate or claim actual expenses, which would include lease payments.
You cannot use both the standard mileage rate and the lease payments.
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