U.S. Issues Foreign Per Diem Rates, Effective Dec. 1, 2019

Foreign per diem rates for U.S. business travel to four countries were updated by the U.S. State Department and take effect Dec. 1, 2019.

The adjustments effective Dec. 1 are applicable to foreign per diem rates for U.S. business travel to some locations in Guyana, Kosovo, the Philippines, and Seychelles, the department said in its updated list of foreign per diem rates.

While the rates are the maximum tax-free reimbursement rates issued to U.S. government employees traveling on official business in foreign areas, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service also allows employers based in the U.S. to use the per ...