For travelers tired of manually tracking the GSA per diem rate, or organizations looking to simplify per diem tracking for your employees, DATABASICS Expense Management solution has seamless integration to the 2024 GSA per diem tables. Our solution brings CONUS and OCONUS rates into the expense tracking experience. This automates per diem management, ensuring that you always have the most up-to-date rates at your fingertips.
HOW DATABASICS Helps:
Eliminate tedious calculations and time-consuming paperwork. With DATABASICS Expense, you'll enjoy a integrated, user-friendly experience that automatically calculates details around Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), including reducing the amounts for first and last days of travels using each specific city’s rate. When the GSA changes rates for seasonal travel or economic conditions, DATABASICS updates these changes and ensure accurate reimbursements and billings for your expenses and federal clients.
WHAT 2024 GSA PER DIEM RATES MEAN FOR OUR CUSTOMERS:
DATABASICS' per diem solution allows our customers real-time per diem management and access to CONUS and OCONUS rates for per diem calculations.
If you're still tracking per diems manually, an automated per diem management and mileage tracking system can cut down on the time it takes to manage and simplify billings.
Let DATABASICS helps you stay up-to-date with the latest per diem rates like we did for Calibre. Read more in this Calibre per deim case study.
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GSA PER DIEM RATES 2024
For 2024 GSA per diem rates, the rates stayed mostly the same from the 2023 GSA per diem rates:
- "Most of CONUS (approximately 2,600 counties) is covered by the standard rate of $166 ($107 lodging, $59 M&IE). In fiscal year (FY) 2024, there are 302 non-standard areas (NSAs) that have per diem rates higher than the standard rate." (Source)
HELPFUL PER DIEM GUIDELINES TO REMEMBER
As a reminder, here are some per diem guidelines you should remember for 2024:
- Keep track of your expenses so that you can be reimbursed for the cost of meals, gas, lodging, and other traveling expenses.
- For lodging, get an itemized receipt of the hotel stay.
- Per diem does not cover personal expenses or entertainment such as in-room charges.
- Lodging on Federal per diem rates do not include taxes and can be reimbursed separately
In conclusion, if you've been grappling with the challenges of manually tracking GSA per diem rates and ensuring accurate per diems for your employees, it's time to embrace a more efficient solution. DATABASICS is here to transform your expense tracking experience with our state-of-the-art platform. We automate per diem management, guaranteeing you always have access to the most current rates. Bid farewell to laborious calculations and cumbersome paperwork. With DATABASICS, you'll benefit from a smooth, user-friendly experience that not only saves time but also minimizes errors, making expense tracking a breeze. Don't let the future of per diem management pass you by—discover more about DATABASICS Expense by visiting our expense page today.
TRACKING MILEAGE IN 2024
Here are the 2024 current government mileage rates:
- "67 cents per mile driven for business use, up 1.5 cents from 2023.
- 21 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes for qualified active-duty members of the Armed Forces, a decrease of 1 cent from 2023.
- 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations; the rate is set by statute and remains unchanged from 2023."
The standard mileage rate for business use is based on an annual study of the fixed and variable costs of operating an automobile. The rate for medical and moving purposes is based on the variable costs.
Effective October 1, 2024, significant updates to the OCONUS/Foreign Per Diem Rates have been announced. These changes include the addition of a new lodging rate for Baku, Azerbaijan, specifically for attendees of COP29, with a maximum lodging rate of $1,100 established through November 30, 2024. However, rates previously set for special events in Paris, France, and Verona, Italy, will see deletions. The maximum lodging rate for Verona, Italy, will have increased temporarily to $830 for the G7-Parliamentarians Meeting from September 1-9, 2024, but note that this rate ends on October 1, 2024. Similarly, for Paris, France, the rate will rise to $625 from July 15 through September 15, 2024, supporting the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, but will also terminate on October 1, 2024. These changes reflect the dynamic adjustments made by USG to accommodate various international events and ensure suitable accommodations for their travelers.
To facilitate mileage updates in DATABASICS, click here for instructions.
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