U.S. Issues Foreign Per Diem Updates Effective July 1, 2021

Foreign per diem rates for U.S. business travel to about 35 locations, including Abu Dhabi, Beijing, and Johannesburg, were updated by the U.S. State Department and take effect July 1.

Adjustments effective July 1 also apply to other cities and locations in Brazil, China, Eswatini, Hungary, Iceland, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Poland, South Africa, Taiwan, Tonga, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, the department said in its updated list of foreign per diem rates.

Although the rates are the maximum tax-free reimbursements issued to U.S. government employees traveling on official business in foreign areas, the IRS also allows employers based in ...