Audit of Temporary Lodging Allowance Vouchers and Leave and Earnings Statements

Gao ID: 100267 December 6, 1976

A review of temporary lodging allowances (TLA) and other allowances at Torrejon Air Base involved 124 members paid on 268 vouchers. Reviews covered final incoming or departure payments, and comparisons of TLA vouchers with monthly Leave and Earnings Statements.

Thirty-six errors were found in TLA payments due to incorrect rates or usage of basic allowances for quarters, incorrect addition, incorrect computation of time periods for payments, and failure to include allowances as items of income. Errors in other allowances indicated erroneous inputs, failure to terminate subsistence payments after 30 days, and overlapping payments. The review of departure payments revealed that 11 members were paid TLA in excess of the 10-day limit in travel regulations.

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