Look up per diem reimbursement rates and mileage deductions for business travel worldwide.
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Germany → United States
| Item Name | Destination | Amount | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meals | Peking, China | 57 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Meals | Peking, China | 38 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Lodging | Peking, China | 184 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible. |
| Meals | Estland | 39 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Meals | Estland | 26 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Lodging | Estland | 125 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible. |
| Meals | Luxemburg | 63 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Meals | Luxemburg | 42 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Lodging | Luxemburg | 139 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible. |
| Meals | Slowakische Republik | 33 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Meals | Slowakische Republik | 22 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Lodging | Slowakische Republik | 121 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible. |
| Meals | Tschechische Republik | 32 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Meals | Tschechische Republik | 21 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Lodging | Tschechische Republik | 77 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible. |
| Meals | Atlanta, USA | 77 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Meals | Atlanta, USA | 52 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Lodging | Atlanta, USA | 182 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible. |
| Meals | Boston, USA | 63 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Meals | Boston, USA | 42 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Lodging | Boston, USA | 333 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible. |
| Meals | Chicago, USA | 65 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Meals | Chicago, USA | 44 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Lodging | Chicago, USA | 233 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible. |
| Meals | Houston, USA | 62 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Meals | Houston, USA | 41 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Lodging | Houston, USA | 204 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible. |
| Meals | Los Angeles, USA | 64 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Meals | Los Angeles, USA | 43 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Lodging | Los Angeles, USA | 262 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible. |
| Meals | Miami, USA | 65 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Meals | Miami, USA | 44 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Lodging | Miami, USA | 256 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible. |
| Meals | New York City, USA | 66 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Meals | New York City, USA | 44 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Lodging | New York City, USA | 308 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible. |
| Meals | San Francisco, USA | 59 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Meals | San Francisco, USA | 40 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Lodging | San Francisco, USA | 327 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible. |
| Meals | Washington, D. C., USA | 66 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Meals | Washington, D. C., USA | 44 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag). |
| Lodging | Washington, D. C., USA | 203 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible. |
| Meals | All Other, United States | 59 EUR per day | Full-day Verpflegungspauschale: applies for each calendar day on which the traveller is absent for at least 24 hours (Abwesenheitsdauer von mindestens 24 Stunden je Kalendertag).; Applies to all places in United States other than Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, D. C., which have their own separately listed rates (source row “im Übrigen”). |
| Meals | All Other, United States | 40 EUR per day | Reduced Verpflegungspauschale: applies for the day of arrival and the day of departure of a multi-day trip, and for days with an absence of more than 8 hours per calendar day (An- und Abreisetag sowie bei einer Abwesenheitsdauer von mehr als 8 Stunden je Kalendertag).; Applies to all places in United States other than Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, D. C., which have their own separately listed rates (source row “im Übrigen”). |
| Lodging | All Other, United States | 182 EUR per night | Flat-rate Übernachtungsgeld per night; usable only for tax-free employer reimbursement without individual receipts (R 9.7 Abs. 3 LStR); for the employee’s own income-tax deduction (Werbungskosten) only actual documented lodging costs are deductible.; Applies to all places in United States other than Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, D. C., which have their own separately listed rates (source row “im Übrigen”). |
Source URL:
https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Downloads/BMF_Schreiben/Steuerarten/Lohnsteuer/2025-12-05-steuerliche-behandlung-reisekosten-2026.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2
This source provides official travel rate information from bundesfinanzministerium.de.