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Ksheed:
--- Quote from: Glowing Green on May 18, 2015, 06:01 ---I agree it is a good wage if you are in the business of uprooting your house or paying for 2 residences to do so. Per diem is useful for a reason. I would rather have the lower hourly pay with the perdiem...it's not cute when u are taking care of 2 residences and payings 30+ percent in taxes. That's where the loss comes in!!
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The duration is listed as long term (I read >1yr), so odds are that per diem wouldn't apply. As we all know living expenses can be a tax deduction. Furthermore, if you figure $1000 per month for rent and utilities that works out to $6.58 per hour on 40 hour weeks. So your wage would be more like $33.42 per hour and not accounting for any overtime. Still a pretty darn good wage. [2cents]
Content1:
--- Quote from: ksheed12 on May 18, 2015, 10:31 ---The duration is listed as long term (I read >1yr), so odds are that per diem wouldn't apply. As we all know living expenses can be a tax deduction. Furthermore, if you figure $1000 per month for rent and utilities that works out to $6.58 per hour on 40 hour weeks. So your wage would be more like $33.42 per hour and not accounting for any overtime. Still a pretty darn good wage. [2cents]
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That has been the problem with Idaho, they usually didn't pay per diem nor travel. $40/hour and maintaining a separate household pushes you into higher tax brackets that you may reduce at tax time. Lower wages with higher per diem where you don't have to keep receipts is the easiest way. Having a high income with a lot of deductions may trigger an audit, not something anyone wants. Let's all face then elephant in the room. The money for the travel really hasn't changed in years and the economy may never warrant the former relative high wages. With tons coming out colleges and intern programs, there is no incentive to raise wages.
Ksheed:
--- Quote from: Content1 on May 18, 2015, 12:29 ---That has been the problem with Idaho, they usually didn't pay per diem nor travel. $40/hour and maintaining a separate household pushes you into higher tax brackets that you may reduce at tax time. Lower wages with higher per diem where you don't have to keep receipts is the easiest way. Having a high income with a lot of deductions may trigger an audit, not something anyone wants. Let's all face then elephant in the room. The money for the travel really hasn't changed in years and the economy may never warrant the former relative high wages. With tons coming out colleges and intern programs, there is no incentive to raise wages.
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All very good points. Per diem at the actual GSA rate is very rare as well.
Content1:
--- Quote from: Glowing Green on May 18, 2015, 05:49 ---Not sure what North Wind is doing different, but I spoke with 2 diff contractors and that $132/day is only for 30 days with receipts. After that the per diem drops to $72.30/ day w/o receipts. So that $132 seems deceptive. People will always inquire, but the truth has to come out.
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Back in 04 when I went to Idaho they had the same deal. Since it was per diem with receipts, you naturally went to the most expensive place, even above the per diem rate, and the hotel lowered it to the per diem max. I had to find a place to rent before the gravy train ended. I would have rather had slightly higher per diem and not play the games.
surf50:
--- Quote --- Per diem at the actual GSA rate is very rare as well.
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DCPP pays GSA per diem rates, at least as of last outage. Don't know if anyone else does.
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