The White Falcon - 18.07.1986, Blaðsíða 10

Civilian employees get travel allowance
DENVER (AFNS) — Traveling Air Force civilian
employees are now reimbursed for their expenses
under a new system called lodging plus.
According to accounting and finance center
officials here, lodging plus applies to temporary
duty and permanent-change-of-station (PCS) travel
within the continental United States. Civilian em-
ployees are reimbursed for actual lodging costs,
plus a fixed rate for meals and incidental expenses.
Lodging plus removes the previous $75-a-day per
diem ceiling and establishes new maximum rates.
Officals explained that meals and incidental rates are
set at $25 or $33, depending on locality rates, and
are paid without itemizing expenses on travel
vouchers.
Travelers must provide receipts for commercial
lodging under the new system. For employees
staying in government quarters, costs can be
certified on travel vouchers.
Maximum per diem rates range from $62 at
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., to $126 per day in New
York City. Other rates include: Fort Meade, Md.,
$88; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, $78; and
Washington, D.C., $112.
The standard meals-and-incidental rate of $25 and
maximum per diem of $50 applies for all conus PCS
moves, officials said. For TDY travel, the departure
from and return dates to an employee's home are
paid at one-half of the meals and incidental rate,
regardless of the departure or arrival times.
The Air Force will continue to test the previous
flat-rate per diem system for civilian travel
overseas, and the flat-rate system will continue for
CONUS and overseas travel by military people.
Currently, by law, military travelers cannot be paid
more than $75 a day per diem in the CONUS. Officals
are seeking approval of a method similar to lodging
plus for military people.
For more information contact the base accounting
and finance office at 2225.
Military members gain from tax reformer
(Washington D.C.) — The final
shape of tax reform will be determined in
the congress this summer. The outlines
of both the House and Senate Committee's
proposal are positive for members of the
Armed Forces. The proposals elimi-
nates many tax preferences and shelters
in exchange for lower rates for every-
one. Since relatively few military per-
sonnel have been involved in the prefer-
ences and shelters being elimi-
nated, service members and
other working Americans will
benefit. Service personnel will
gain a particular benefit from
reform because much of their
existing compensation is com-
pletely nontaxable, and will re-
main so. Since housing, medical
care, and subsistence remain
nontaxable, most members will
pay no more than a 15 percent tax
rate on their taxable income.
Some will pay no income tax.
For military homeowners, the
reform bills are particularly
positive. Both proposals protect
military personnel and the home-
owners' deductions for taxes and
interest. Thus, in addition to the
general benefit of lower rates,
military personnel will retain
their preferred treatment with
regard to these deductions. It is
particularly gratifying to the
Secretary of Defense, who argued
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successfully for this benefit, that recognize the continuing need for
the President and the Congress these deductions.
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CHECK-DP FOH SCHOOL HOE CHILDBED
The NAS Dental Clinic will be sponsoring its semi-annual
preventive dentistry program for children from August 11 through
29. Children participating in the program will receive an
examination, cleaning and fluoride treatment. Any further dental
work required can be completed between the hours of 3 p.m. and 5
p.m. Monday through Friday. Appointments can be made by calling
the dental clinic at ext. 7425/4591 two weeks prior to the start of
the program.
Sealants — a uiay to stop cauities
Although good brushing and flossing habits and the use of
fluorides hsve greatly reduced the number of cavities today's
children develop, the chewing surfaces of the back teeth still tend to
be prone to cavities.
When applied, sealants will protect the teeth for several years.
Sealants are available at the base dental clinic for those parents
wishing to give their children this added protection against cavities.
The White Falcon July 18, 1986