M&IE Breakdown (TRMIEB)

Meals & Incidental Expenses (M&IE) Breakdowns define meal and incidental rates by Source ID and M&IE Rate. A breakdown is needed if the entire per diem rate is not applicable because the traveler is only expensing some (but not all) of the meals and incidentals.

For GSA, the page stores breakdowns that are applicable to the continental United States (CONUS). For DOS, the page stores breakdowns that are applicable to the foreign per diem rates. DOD does not use breakdowns. Instead their per diem download files include Proportional Meal Rate values, which are recorded on the Travel Per Diem.

Field InformationField Information

While most fields are self-evident, the following require further clarification.

Field Name	Field Description
Source ID	The source of the per diem rates. GSA (General Services Administration) DOS (Department of State) DOD (Department of Defense) Other
M&IE Rate	The published per diem rate for meals and incidental expenses defined to be the total allowed for a full day of travel. First and last days of travel are subject to a lesser amount given Travel Administration setup for the First Day/Last Day Percentage, Latest Breakfast Time, and Earliest Dinner Time.
Effective Date	Unlike setup that has both an effective from and to dates, M&IE Breakdown includes only a single date. Two records with the same Source ID result in the one with the earliest date being valid through the day before the date of the second record.
Breakfast Lunch Dinner	Each is the portion of the per diem rate associated with the meal.
Incidentals	The portion of the per diem rate associated with incidentals. The GSA defines incidentals as: “Fees and tips given to porters, baggage carriers, hotel staff, and staff on ships.”