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I've never had a position where the per diem was taken out of the hourly
rate. This sounds a bit suspicious. Per diems are treated differently tax
wise, you really need to consult a CPA or tax specialist. What I've
experienced has been: hourly rate + per diem for meals + lodging + car
rental. In one case the per diem covered lodging and meals. Even when I was
working W2, the per diem was separate from the hourly rate.
What happens if you opt out of the per diem? Are you expected to pay for
lodging and meals out of your pocket?
Karen L. Zorn
Zorn Technologies, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
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Subject: Re: Per Diem Question
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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