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High-Low Per Diem Amounts 2012/2013--High- and Low-Cost Rates

High-Low Per Diem Amounts 2011/2012--High- and Low-Cost Rates

High-Low Per Diem Amounts 2010/2011--High- and Low-Cost Rates

High-Low Per Diem Amounts 2009/2010--High- and Low-Cost Rates

High-Low Per Diem Amounts 2008/2009--High- and Low-Cost Rates

Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL)

 

High-Low Per Diem Amounts 2012/2013--High- and Low-Cost Rates

Notes.


Travel during the period October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013

                                    M and IE    Max.Per Diem

High-cost localities                  $65         $242
All other localities                   52          163



 Key city                               County or other defined location

 Arizona
   Sedona                               City Limits of Sedona
      (March 1-April 30)

 California
   Monterey                             Monterey
   Napa                                 Napa
      (October 1-November 30 and April 1-September 30)
   San Diego                            San Diego
   San Francisco                        San Francisco
   Santa Barbara                        Santa Barabra
   Santa Monica                         City limits of Santa Monica
   Yosemite National Park               Mariposa
      (June 1-August 31)

 Colorado
   Aspen                                Pitkin
      (December 1-March 31 and June 1-August 31)
   Denver/Aurora                        Dever, Adams, Arapahoe, and Jefferson
   Steamboat Springs                    Routt
      (December 1-March 31)
   Telluride                            San Miguel
      (October 1-March 31)
   Vail                                 Eagle
      (December 1-August 31)

 District of Columbia
   Washington D.C. (also the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church,
   and Fairfax, and the counties of Arlington, and Fairfax, 
   in Virginia; and the counties of Montgomery and Prince George's 
   in Maryland) (See also Maryland and Virginia)

 Florida
   Fort Lauderdale                      Broward
      (January 1-May 31)
   Fort Walton Beach/DeFuniak Springs   Okaloosa and Walton
      (June 1-July 31)
   Key West                             Monroe
   Miami                                Miami-Dade
      (December 1-March 31)
   Naples                               Collier
      (January 1-April 30)
   
 Illinois
   Chicago                              Cook and Lake
      (October 1-November 30 and April 1-September 30)

 Louisiana
   New Orleans                          Orleans, St. Bernard, Jefferson, and Plaquemine Parishes
     (October 1-June 30)

 Maine
   Bar Harbor                           Hancock
     (July 1-August 31)

 Maryland
   Baltimore City                       Baltimore City
     (October 1-November 30 and March 1-September 30)
   Cambridge/St. Michaels               Dorchester and Talbot
      (June 1-August 31)
   Ocean City                           Worcester
      (June 1-August 31)
   Washington, DC Metro Area            Montgomery and Price George's

 Massachusetts
   Boston/Cambridge                     Suffolk, City of Cambridge
   Falmouth                             City limits of Falmouth
      (July 1-August 31)
   Martha's Vineyard                    Dukes
      (June 1-August 31)
   Nantucket                            Nantucket
      (June 1-September 30)

 New Hampshire
   Conway                               Carroll
      (July 1-August 31)

 New York
   Floral Park/Garden City/Great Neck   Nassau
   Glens Falls                          Warren
      (July 1-August 31)
   Lake Placid                          Essex
      (July 1-August 31)
   Manhattan (boroughs of Manhattan,    Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens,
   Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten          Richmond
   Island and Queens)
   Saratoga Springs/Schenectady         Saratoga and Schenectady
      (July 1-August 31)
   Tarrytown/White Plains/New           Westchester
     Rochelle/Yonkers

 North Carolina
   Kill Devil                           Dare
     (June 1-August 31)

 Pennsylvania
   Philadelphia                         Philadelphia

 Rhode Island
   Jamestown/Middletown/Newport         Newport
      (October 1-October 31 and May 1-September 30)

 Utah
   Park City                            Summit
      (January 1-March 31)

 Virginia
   Washington DC Metro Area             Cities of of Alexandria, Falls Church, and Fairfax,
                                        and the counties of Arlington and Fairfax

   Virginia Beach                       City of Virginia Beach
      (June 1-August 31)

 Washington
   Seattle                              King

 Wyoming                                Teton and Sublette
   Jackson/Pinedale
      (July 1-August 31)

Changes from the 2011-2012 areas:

There are no changes in the list of high-cost localities in this notice from Notice 2011-81.

 

High-Low Per Diem Amounts 2011/2012--High- and Low-Cost Rates

Notes.


Travel during the period October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

                                    M and IE    Max.Per Diem

High-cost localities                  $65         $242
All other localities                   52          163



 Key city                               County or other defined location

 Arizona
   Sedona                               City Limits of Sedona
      (March 1-April 30)

 California
   Monterey                             Monterey
   Napa                                 Napa
      (October 1-November 30 and April 1-September 30)
   San Diego                            San Diego
   San Francisco                        San Francisco
   Santa Barbara                        Santa Barabra
   Santa Monica                         City limits of Santa Monica
   Yosemite National Park               Mariposa
      (June 1-August 31)

 Colorado
   Aspen                                Pitkin
      (December 1-March 31 and June 1-August 31)
   Denver/Aurora                        Dever, Adams, Arapahoe, and Jefferson
   Steamboat Springs                    Routt
      (December 1-March 31)
   Telluride                            San Miguel
      (October 1-March 31)
   Vail                                 Eagle
      (December 1-March 31)

 District of Columbia
   Washington D.C. (also the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church,
   and Fairfax, and the counties of Arlington, and Fairfax, 
   in Virginia; and the counties of Montgomery and Prince George's 
   in Maryland) (See also Maryland and Virginia)

 Florida
   Fort Lauderdale                      Broward
      (January 1-May 31)
   Fort Walton Beach/DeFuniak Springs   Okaloosa and Walton
      (June 1-July 31)
   Key West                             Monroe
   Miami                                Miami-Dade
      (December 1-March 31)
   Naples                               Collier
      (January 1-April 30)
   
 Illinois
   Chicago                              Cook and Lake
      (October 1-November 30 and April 1-September 30)

 Louisiana
   New Orleans                          Orleans, St. Bernard, Jefferson, and Plaquemine Parishes
     (October 1-June 30)

 Maine
   Bar Harbor                           Hancock
     (July 1-August 31)

 Maryland
   Baltimore City                       Baltimore City
     (October 1-November 30 and March 1-September 30)
   Cambridge/St. Michaels               Dorchester and Talbot
      (June 1-August 31)
   Ocean City                           Worcester
      (June 1-August 31)
   Washington, DC Metro Area            Montgomery and Price George's

 Massachusetts
   Boston/Cambridge                     Suffolk, City of Cambridge
   Falmouth                             City limits of Falmouth
      (July 1-August 31)
   Martha's Vineyard                    Dukes
      (June 1-August 31)
   Nantucket                            Nantucket
      (June 1-September 30)

 New Hampshire
   Conway                               Carroll
      (July 1-August 31)

 New York
   Floral Park/Garden City/Great Neck   Nassau
   Glens Falls                          Warren
      (July 1-August 31)
   Lake Placid                          Essex
      (July 1-August 31)
   Manhattan (boroughs of Manhattan,    Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens,
   Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten          Richmond
   Island and Queens)
   Saratoga Springs/Schenectady         Saratoga and Schenectady
      (July 1-August 31)
   Tarrytown/White Plains/New           Westchester
     Rochelle/Yonkers

 North Carolina
   Kill Devil                           Dare
     (June 1-August 31)

 Pennsylvania
   Philadelphia                         Philadelphia

 Rhode Island
   Jamestown/Middletown/Newport         Newport
      (October 1-October 31 and May 1-September 30)

 Utah
   Park City                            Summit
      (January 1-March 31)

 Virginia
   Washington DC Metro Area             Cities of of Alexandria, Falls Church, and Fairfax,
                                        and the counties of Arlington and Fairfax City of Virginia Beach

 Washington
   Seattle                              King

 Wyoming                                Teton and Sublette
   Jackson/Pinedale
      (July 1-August 31)

Changes from the 2010-2011 areas:

 

High-Low Per Diem Amounts 2010/2011--High- and Low-Cost Rates

Notes.


Travel during the period October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011

                                    M and IE    Max.Per Diem

High-cost localities                  $65         $233
All other localities                   52          160



 Key city                               County or other defined location

 Arizona
   Phoenix/Scottsdale                   Maricopa
      (January 1-May 31)
   Sedona                               City Limits of Sedona
      (March 1-April 30)

 California
   Monterey                             Monterey
   Napa                                 Napa
      (October 1-November 30 and April 1-September 30)
   San Diego                            San Diego
   San Francisco                        San Francisco
   Santa Barbara                        Santa Barabra
   Santa Monica                         City limits of Santa Monica
   South Lake Tahoe                     El Dorado
   Yosemite National Park               Mariposa

 Colorado
   Aspen                                Pitkin
      (December 1-March 31 and June 1-August 31)
   Denver/Aurora                        Dever, Adams, Arapahoe, and Jefferson
   Silverthorne/Breckenridge            Summit
      (December 1-March 31)
   Steamboat Springs                    Routt
      (December 1-March 31)
   Telluride                            San Miguel
      (October 1-March 31)
   Vail                                 Eagle
      (December 1-March 31)

 District of Columbia
   Washington D.C. (also the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church,
   and Fairfax, and the counties of Arlington, and Fairfax, 
   in Virginia; and the counties of Montgomery and Prince George's 
   in Maryland) (See also Maryland and Virginia)

 Florida
   Fort Lauderdale                      Broward
      (January 1-May 31)
   Fort Walton Beach/DeFuniak Springs   Okaloosa and Walton
      (June 1-July 31)
   Key West                             Monroe
   Miami                                Miami-Dade
      (December 1-March 31)
   Naples                               Collier
      (January 1-April 30)
   
 Illinois
   Chicago                              Cook and Lake

 Louisiana
   New Orleans                          Orleans, St. Bernard, Jefferson, and Plaquemine Parishes
     (October 1-June 30)

 Maine
   Bar Harbor                           Hancock
     (July 1-August 31)

 Maryland
   Baltimore City                       Baltimore City
     (October 1-November 30 and March 1-September 30)
   Cambridge/St. Michaels               Dorchester and Talbot
      (June 1-August 31)
   Ocean City                           Worcester
      (June 1-August 31)
   Washington, DC Metro Area            Montgomery and Price George's

 Massachusetts
   Boston/Cambridge                     Suffolk, City of Cambridge
   Falmouth                             City limits of Falmouth
      (July 1-August 31)
   Martha's Vineyard                    Dukes
      (June 1-August 31)
   Nantucket                            Nantucket
      (June 1-September 30)

 New Hampshire
   Conway                               Carroll
      (July 1-August 31)

 New York
   Floral Park/Garden City/Great Neck   Nassau
   Glens Falls                          Warren
      (July 1-August 31)
   Lake Placid                          Essex
      (July 1-August 31)
   Manhattan (boroughs of Manhattan,    Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens,
   Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten          Richmond
   Island and Queens)
   Riverhead/Ronkonkoma/Melville        Suffolk
      (June 1-August 31)
   Saratoga Springs/Schenectady         Saratoga and Schenectady
      (July 1-August 31)
   Tarrytown/White Plains/New           Westchester
     Rochelle/Yonkers

 North Carolina
   Kill Devil                           Dare
     (June 1-August 31)

 Pennsylvania
   Philadelphia                         Philadelphia

 Rhode Island
   Jamestown/Middletown/Newport         Newport
      (October 1-October 31 and May 1-September 29)

 Utah
   Park City                            Summit
      (January 1-March 31)

 Vermont                               
   Stowe                                Lamoille
      (October 1-March 31 and June 1-September 30)

 Virginia
   Washington DC Metro Area             Cities of of Alexandria, Falls Church, and Fairfax,
                                        and the counties of Arlington and Fairfax City of Virginia Beach

 Washington
   Seattle                              King

 Wyoming                                Teton and Sublette
   Jackson/Pinedale
      (July 1-August 31)

*Note. Special rules may apply. For full details see Rev. Proc. 2010-39 in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2008-42.

Changes from the 2009-2010 areas:

 

High-Low Per Diem Amounts 2009/2010--High- and Low-Cost Rates

Notes.


Travel during the period October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010

                                    M and IE    Max.Per Diem

High-cost localities                  $65         $258
All other localities                   52          163



 Key city                               County or other defined location

 Arizona
   Phoenix/Scottsdale                   Maricopa
      (January 1-May 31)
   Sedona                               City Limits of Sedona
      (March 1-April 30)

 California
   Monterey                             Monterey
   Napa                                 Napa
      (October 1-November 30 and April 1-September 30)
   San Diego                            San Diego
   San Francisco                        San Francisco
   Santa Barbara                        Santa Barabra
   Santa Monica                         City limits of Santa Monica
   South Lake Tahoe                     El Dorado
      (December 1-March 31)

 Colorado
   Aspen                                Pitkin
      (December 1-April 30)
   Denver/Aurora                        Dever, Adams, Arapahoe, and Jefferson
   Steamboat Springs                    Routt
      (December 1-March 31)
   Telluride                            San Miguel
      (October 1-March 31 and June 1-September 30)
   Vail                                 Eagle
      (December 1-March 31)

 District of Columbia
   Washington D.C. (also the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church,
   and Fairfax, and the counties of Arlington, and Fairfax, 
   in Virginia; and the counties of Montgomery and Prince George's 
   in Maryland) (See also Maryland and Virginia)

 Florida
   Fort Lauderdale                      Broward
      (October 1-April 30)
   Fort Walton Beach/DeFuniak Springs   Okaloosa and Walton
      (June 1-July 31)
   Key West                             Monroe
   Miami                                Miami-Dade
      (October 1-February 28)
   
 Illinois
   Chicago                              Cook and Lake

 Maine
   Bar Harbor                           Hancock
     (July 1-August 31)

 Maryland
   Baltimore City                       Baltimore City
     (October 1-November 30 and March 1-September 30)
   Cambridge/St. Michaels               Dorchester and Talbot
      (June 1-August 31)
   Ocean City                           Worcester
      (June 1-August 31)
   Washington, DC Metro Area            Montgomery and Price George's

 Massachusetts
   Boston/Cambridge                     Suffolk, City of Cambridge
   Martha's Vineyard                    Dukes
      (June 1-August 31)
   Nantucket                            Nantucket
      (June 1-September 30)

 New Hampshire
   Conway                               Carroll
      (July 1-August 31)

 New York
   Floral Park/Garden City/Great Neck   Nassau
   Glens Falls                          Warren
      (July 1-August 31)
   Lake Placid                          Essex
      (July 1-August 31)
   Manhattan (boroughs of Manhattan,    Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens,
   Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten          Richmond
   Island and Queens)
   Saratoga Springs/Schenectady         Saratoga and Schenectady
      (July 1-August 31)
   Tarrytown/White Plains/New           Westchester
     Rochelle/Yonkers

 Pennsylvania
   Hershey                              City of Hershey
      (June 1-August 31)
   Philadelphia                         Philadelphia

 Rhode Island
   Jamestown/Middletown/Newport         Newport
      (October 1-October 31 and May 1-September 30)

 Utah
   Park City                            Summit
      (January 1-March 31)

 Virginia
   Washington DC Metro Area             Cities of of Alexandria, Falls Church, and Fairfax,
                                        and the counties of Arlington and Fairfax

 Washington
   Seattle                              King

 Wyoming                                Teton and Sublette
   Jackson/Pinedale
      (July 1-August 31)

Changes from the 2008-2009 areas:

 

High-Low Per Diem Amounts 2008/2009--High- and Low-Cost Rates

Notes.


Travel during the period October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009*

                              Lodging     M&IE    Max.Per Diem

High-cost localities            $198       $58        $256
All other localities             113        45         158



 Key city                               County or other defined location

 Arizona
   Phoenix/Scottsdale                   Maricopa
      (January 1-April 30)
   Sedona                               City Limits of Sedona
      (March 1-April 30)

 California
   Napa                                 Napa
   San Diego
      (January 1-August 31)             San Diego
   San Francisco                        San Francisco
   Santa Barbara                        Santa Barabra
   Santa Monica                         City limits of Santa Monica
   South Lake Tahoe                     El Dorado
      (December 1-March 31)

 Colorado
   Aspen                                Pitkin
      (December 1-April 30)
   Crested Butte/Gunnison               Gunnison
      (December 1-March 31)
   Silverthorne/Breckenridge            Summit
      (December 1-April 30)
   Steamboat Springs                    Routt
      (December 1-March 31)
   Telluride                            San Miguel
      (October 1-March 31)
   Vail                                 Eagle
      (December 1-July 31)

 District of Columbia
   Washington D.C. (also the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church,
   and Fairfax, and the counties of Arlington, and Fairfax, 
   in Virginia; and the counties of Montgomery and Prince George's 
   in Maryland) (See also Maryland and Virginia)

 Florida
   Fort Lauderdale                      Broward
      (October 1-April 30)
   Fort Walton Beach/DeFuniak Springs   Okaloosa and Walton
      (June 1-July 31)
   Key West                             Monroe
   Miami                                Miami-Dade
      (October 1-February 28)
   Naples                               Collier
      (February 1-March 31)
   Palm Beach                           Boca Raton, Delray Beach,
      (December 1-April 30)             Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens,
                                        Palm Beach, Palm Beach Shores,
                                        Singer Island and West Palm Beach

 Illinois
   Chicago                              Cook and Lake

 Maryland
   (For the counties of Montgomery and Prince Georges, see
    District of Columbia)

   Baltimore City                       Baltimore
   Cambridge/St. Michaels               Dorchester and Talbot
      (May 1-August 31)
   Ocean City                           Worcester
      (June 1-September 30)
   Washington, DC Metro Area            Montgomery and Price George's

 Massachusetts
   Boston/Cambridge                     Suffolk, City of Cambridge
   Martha's Vineyard                    Dukes
      (June 1-August 31)
   Nantucket                            Nantucket
      (June 1-September 30)

 New York
   Floral Park/Garden City/
   Glen Cove/                           Nassau
   Great Neck/Roslyn
   Manhattan (boroughs of Manhattan,    Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens,
   Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten          Richmond
   Island and Queens)
   Saratoga Springs/Schenectady         Saratoga and Schenectady
      (July 1-August 31)
   Tarrytown/White Plains/New           Westchester
     Rochelle/Yonkers

 Pennsylvania
   Philadelphia                         Philadelphia

 Rhode Island
   Jamestown/Middletown/Newport         Newport
      (June 1-September 30)

 Utah
   Park City                            Summit
      (January 1-March 31)

 Virginia
   Washington DC Metro Area             Cities of of Alexandria, Falls Church, and Fairfax,
                                        and the counties of Arlington and Fairfax

 Washington
   Seattle                              King

 Wyoming                                Teton and Sublette
   Jackson/Pinedale
      (July 1-August 31)

*Note. Special rules may apply. For full details see Rev. Proc. 2008-59 in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2008-41.

The following localities have been added to the list of high-cost localities: Jackson/Pinedale, Wyoming.

The portion of the year for which the following are high-cost localities has been changed: Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona; San Diego, California; Silverthorne/Breckenridge, Colorado; Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Vail, Colorado; Palm Beach, Florida; Cambridge/St. Michaels, Maryland; Ocean City, Maryland; Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; Nantucket, Massachusetts; Jamestown/Middletown/Newport, Rhode Island.

The following localities have been removed from the list of high-cost localities: Palm Springs, California; Yosemite National Park, California; Stuart, Florida; Incline Village/Crystal Bay/Reno/Sparks, Nevada; Conway, New Hampshire; Providence, Rhode Island; Loudon County, Virginia; Virginia Beach, Virginia; Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

 

 

Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL)

If your company provides a free flight on a company aircraft to an employee that's not for business purposes, you must impute the value of the flight as income on the employee's W-2. The table below is how the IRS values such a flight. It's a combination of a terminal charge and a mileage charge.

Period Flight Taken     Terminal    Up to    501-1500   Over 1500
                         Charge    500 miles   miles      miles


Jan.1, 13--Jun.30, 13     48.54      0.2655    0.2024     0.1946
Jul.1, 12--Dec.31, 12     46.97      0.2569    0.1959     0.1884
Jan.1, 12--Jun.30, 12     44.88      0.2455    0.1872     0.1800
Jul.1, 11--Dec.31, 11     43.79      0.2395    0.1826     0.1756
Jan.1, 11--Jun.30, 11     40.90      0.2237    0.1706     0.1640
Jul.1, 10--Dec.31, 10     41.00      0.2243    0.1710     0.1644
Jan.1, 10--Jun.30, 10     40.28      0.2204    0.1680     0.1615
Jul.1, 09--Dec.31, 09     45.71      0.2501    0.1907     0.1833
Jan.1, 09--Jun.30, 09     45.41      0.2484    0.1894     0.1821
Jul.1, 08--Dec.31, 08     42.26      0.2312    0.1763     0.1695
Jan.1, 08--Jun.30, 08     39.86      0.2180    0.1662     0.1598
Jul.1, 07--Dec.31, 07     37.91      0.2074    0.1581     0.1520
Jan.1, 07--Jun.30, 07     37.92      0.2075    0.1582     0.1521
Jul.1, 06--Dec.31, 06     37.85      0.2071    0.1579     0.1518
Jan.1, 06--Jun.30, 06     37.00      0.2024    0.1543     0.1484
Jul.1, 05--Dec.31, 05     35.21      0.1926    0.1468     0.1412
Jan.1, 05--Jun.30, 05     35.49      0.1942    0.1480     0.1423
Jul.1, 04--Dec.31, 04     35.21      0.1926    0.1469     0.1412
Jan.1, 04--Jun.30, 04     34.45      0.1884    0.1437     0.1381
Jul.1, 03--Dec.31, 03     34.66      0.1896    0.1445     0.1390
Jan.1, 03--Jun.30, 03     37.76      0.2065    0.1575     0.1514
Jul.1, 02--Dec.31, 02     38.02      0.2080    0.1586     0.1524
Jan.1, 02--Jun.30, 02     37.12      0.2031    0.1548     0.1489


Maximum Certified        Aircraft Multiple        Aircraft Multiple
 Takeoff Weight           Control Employee       Non-Control Employee

6,000 lbs. or less             62.5%                    15.6% 
6,001-10,000 lbs.             125.0%                    23.4%
10,001-25,000 lbs.            300.0%                    31.3%
25,001 lbs. or more           400.0%                    31.3%


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