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Subject:Re: Per Diem Question From:Richard Lewis <tech44writer -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:01:25 -0700 (PDT)
Al:
To clarifiy, I am talking about doing a w2 contract temp assignment for a company (that I have never previously worked for) that is located more that 100 miles from my home. I, essentially, would be staying at an extended stay motel during the week and coming home on weekends.
Per diem is optional. If I elect to take it, the per diem amount would be subtracted from my hourly rate. Also, I have been told that I do not have to take the max amounts (the amounts from www.gsa.gov). I can take a lesser amounts of per diem (which would, of course, result in a higher hourly rate.)
What I am trying to understand is if it is always best to go for the max per diem (i.e., would taking the max per diem always result in the max take home pay.) Can you provide me any insights?
Richard Lewis
Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com> wrote:
Ned Bedinger wrote:
Remote? Per diem is allowed when your commute exceeds a certain
distance, but remote generally refers to the virtual office, no?
Richard Lewis wrote:
To all:
For a remote w2 contract job in which per diem would come out
of the hourly rate, is it always best to get the most per diem
possible?
I'm confused too. If you are talking about working at a remote office
of the same company, then per diem is usually separate from wages.
Standard per diem rates are based on GSA rates.
([1]http://www.gsa.gov) They cover food and lodging. It is assumed
that the company pays travel expenses (air, train, boat, dogsled,
etc.)
If you are talking about working remotely in your home office and
connecting via the Internet or a VPN to the company, then per diem
doesn't enter into the picture.
Al
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