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Management Assistance Report: Incorrect Post Allowance Rate for Embassy Berlin, Germany

AUD-FM-17-06
Report Contents
Unclassified
Report File
Category
Management Alert and Management Assistance Report
Locations
Germany
Bureaus/Offices
Administration (A)
Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS)
Themes/Topics
Financial Management
Recommendation Number
1
Closed Implemented Significant

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration a) recalculate the post allowance rate for Berlin to correctly apply data related to the value added tax and sales tax and b) update the post allowance rate for Berlin and other applicable posts within Germany accordingly.

Recommendation Number
2
Closed Implemented $1,144,000 Significant

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, determine the amount saved (for at least the first pay period after application of the recalculated allowance), which over a 2-year period OIG estimated to be $1.1 million for Embassy Berlin and $44,000 for Consulate General Dusseldorf.

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