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Stay informed on essential guidelines for using the Government Travel Card (GTC), including allowable expenses, consequences of delinquency, payment procedures, and financial impacts. Avoid common pitfalls and safeguard your credit rating. Proper management of the GTC is crucial for military personnel. Follow these tips to maintain compliance and financial responsibility.
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Need to know • Failure to pay GTC in a timely manner, and improper usage are punishable under the UCMJ Article 92!! • Non-payment DOES affect your personal credit rating
GTC Usage • Do’s: • Airfare • Rental Car • Hotel • Food (not to exceed per diem) • Necessary sundries (oops, I forgot my toothbrush) • Taxi
GTC Usage • Don’t • Souvenirs • Tires • Stereos • Oil Changes • Maintenance supplies (government airplane parts) • ATM’s at the casino • Someone else’s lodging or airfare • Personal household expenses (utilities, cable bill) • Vet fees • Movies
GTC Delinquency Timeline • 30 Days: Payment is due • 60 Days: Payment is delinquent, account suspended Account cannot be re-opened until paid • 75 Days: Late fees start ($29 per month—member’s expense) • 90 Days: Credit Bureaus are notified of delinquencies Personal credit ratings affected • 120 Days: Salary Offset with authorized per DODFMR vol. 9, Ch. 3. Up to 2/3rds of traveler’s monthly pay is subject to collection.
Accrual Vouchers • E-mail, fax, scan to Your Finance (regular TDYs & Deployments) • Email/Scan to: • Fax to: DSN: • DTS: Once orders are complete, click ‘Schedule Partial Payments’ link and follow instructions—DTS figures out the amounts to help prevent overpayments • This can be done before leaving station • *****If traveling on CED/PRU/Deployment this must be done through Virtual MPF
Accrual Vouchers • vMPF: Log into Air Force Portal, click ‘vMPF’ link, ‘Accrual Travel Voucher’ link on right side and follow instructions
Payments • Online: https://home.cards.citidirect.com; select ‘Self-Registration for Card Holders’ (must have paper statement first) and follow instructions
Payments • On line: Select “Make a Payment” • Make a Payment using Checking account • Citibank phone: 1-800-200-7056 • Citibank mailing address • Citibank Government Card Services • PO Box 6675 • The Lakes, NV 88901
Questions? Call unit APC Call Customer Service Finance