Per Diem Rates

[Bob Kraemer]

Excluding motel rooms I've done a little research on (Per Diem) rates for Ohio and the rates range between 39.00 & 54.00 per day for meals and miscellaneous expenses. Are these numbers accurate?

Edited: For spelling

[mdshunk]

For an electrician? Something closer to 30 bucks is what I was discussing with some other local contractors the other night, but I'm not in Ohio.

[jdsmith]

I don't have an exact answer, but related information. I'm working 3 days a week in Lima for about 8 weeks and somebody in the chain didn't want to pay a per diem. Instead they are reimbursing me for a hotel room, reimbursing up to $25/day in meals, and paying $0.505/mile between Cincinnati and Lima.

I'm not sure how much different this is in reality from per diem, except that if I eat cheaper and less it saves somebody else some money instead of me keeping it.

[alaskan JW]

here in alaska it is $9.00 per an hour worked through the IBEW contract. I am currently on a bush job and the contractor just furnishes me with an apartment and i turn in all my food receipts. they have no set limit that i can spend on food. They dont pay for alcohol of course.

[quogueelectric]

Please go to the accounting forum unless you like a roomate with whiskerburn.

[dereckbc]

Its a mixed bag. I have some crews that recieve per diem, and others recieve actual expense.

The per diem side recieves $45 per day and is reported as income to the IRS.

The actual expense side turns in daily reciepts, and the only restriction is no any one meal allowed over $25. The clear advantage is there is no tax burden on the employee.

[barclayd]

Here is a link to the GSA Per Diem information.

http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentId=17943&contentType=GSA_BASIC

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[khixxx]

Its a mixed bag. I have some crews that recieve per diem, and others recieve actual expense.

The per diem side recieves $45 per day and is reported as income to the IRS.

The actual expense side turns in daily reciepts, and the only restriction is no any one meal allowed over $25. The clear advantage is there is no tax burden on the employee.

I get around $100 PD a day in Dothan AL and it's not reported to the IRS. I think you report over $150 depending on were you are at. I usually get $500 in and $500 out not mileage. I pay for everything. They just tell me to show up, this is the package and away I go.