Look up per diem reimbursement rates and mileage deductions for business travel worldwide.

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Item Name Destination Amount Conditions
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.

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.