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Per Diem Rates

The Office of the State Comptroller, OSC, uses the U.S. General Services Administration per diem list (GSA) for lodging and meal rates (*CLICK ABOVE LINK TO VIEW ALLOWANCE FOR SPECIFIC CITY/COUNTY). Using the allowance obtained above from the GSA website, see the chart below or go to www.osc.state.ny.us/agencies/travel/meals.htm to determine your meal allowance breakdown.

NOTE: Currency Conversions are found at: http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/

OSC Travel Manual-Per Diem using Method 1 & Method 2 is found at: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/agencies/travel/manual.pdf

NEW!! Western States Contract Alliance (WSCA) Lodging Program now offers a cost-saving option for lodging. Details can be found at http://www.wscalodging.org.

Using the allowance obtained for a specifc county, the per diem meal breakdown is as follows:

RATES EFFECTIVE 10/1/09

Total Allowance*	Breakfast	Dinner
$71	$14	$57
$66	$13	$53
$61	$12	$49
$56	$11	$45
$51	$10	$41
$46	$ 9	$37
Day Rates: *	$5	$12
	(Leave by 7 a.m.)	(Return after 6 p.m.)

* DAY RATES ARE REPORTED AS INCOME TO THE IRS - REFER TO PAGE 5 OF MANUAL

Foreign Per Diem Rates

Click the following link for foreign per diem rates:
http://aoprals.state.gov/web920/per_diem.asp

To determine Foreign Per Diem Rates, please calculate 20% breakfast and 80% dinner

Personal car mileage rate:

Effective January 1, 2013 = $0.565 per mile

Effective July 1, 2011- December 31, 2012 = $0.555 per mile