Employees on the Move:
Permanent Change of Station Handbook

A Handbook on Travel and Transportation Benefits for Relocating Employees

Table of Contents


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A Memo from the Assistant Director, Business Management and Operations

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1.0      Beginning Your Permanent Change of Station Move

    1.1       Determining Your Entitlements

    1.2       Paying for Your Permanent Change of Station Move

 

2.0      Taking a Househunting Trip Before Your Move

    2.1       Determining Your Eligibility to Take a Househunting Trip

    2.2       Determining Your Allowable Costs

 

3.0      Selling Your House

    3.1       Determining Your Eligibility

    3.2       Reimbursable Expenses

    3.3       Non-reimbursable Expenses

    3.4       Determining How to Sell Your House

    3.5       Home Marketing Incentive Payment Eligibility Requirements

 

4.0      Resolving Your Unexpired Lease

 

5.0      Transporting and Temporarily Storing Your Household Goods

    5.1       Determining the Amount of Household Goods You May Ship

    5.2       Determining How to Ship Your Household Goods

    5.3       Shipping Professional Books, Papers and Equipment

    5.4       Determining What Types of Items You May Ship

    5.5       Preparing Your Household Goods for Shipment

    5.6       Insuring Your Household Goods

    5.7       Unpacking Your Household Goods

    5.8       Temporary Storage of Your Household Goods

    5.9       Extended Storage of Your Household Goods

 

6.0      Transporting Your Privately Owned Vehicle

    6.1       Guidance for Moves within the Continental United States

    6.2       Guidance for Moves Outside the Continental United States

 

7.0      Traveling to Your New Official Station

    7.1       Performing Travel to Your New Official Station

    7.2       Determining Your Allowable Lodging, Meals and Incidental Expenses during Travel to Your New Official Station

    7.3       Additional Guidance for Moves Outside the Continental United States

 

8.0      Staying in Temporary Quarters

    8.1       Determining Your Reimbursement for Time Spent in Temporary Quarters

 

9.0      Purchasing Your New House

    9.1       Reimbursable Expenses

    9.2       Non-reimbursable Expenses

 

10.0   Miscellaneous Expense Payment

    10.1     Reimbursable Expenses

    10.2     Non-reimbursable Expenses

    10.3     Reimbursement Methods

 

11.0   The Tax Implications of Your Move

    11.1     Withholding Tax Allowance

    11.2     Relocation Income Tax Allowance

 

Permanent Change of Station Paperwork