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What Changed

24 changes

Rate tables and rules that moved a calculator, newest first, each with its official source.

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia, active-duty U.S. Air Force

Every tool shows its own "What changed" panel; this page puts them on one timeline. The tables each tool uses today, with their editions, are on Rates and Tables.

October 2026

  1. · LES Auditor

    Hostile Fire Pay rises to $450.00 and Imminent Danger Pay to $275.00 a month ($9.16 a day) for every service under the Assistant Secretary of War (M&RA) memorandum released October 1, 2026. The auditor checks LES months from October 2026 against the new rates, holds HDP-L to $100.00 beside HFP/IDP, and notes the memo's $150.00-to-$100.00 HDP-L reduction.

  2. · MALT + Per Diem

    FY2027 MALT Plus per diem is $181.00 per travel day, up from $178.00 in FY2026 (standard CONUS lodging $113.00, was $110.00; M&IE unchanged at $68.00). Travel days before October 1, 2026 are paid at the FY2026 rate. Use the per diem year selector to price them.

    Source: GSA/DTMO Standard CONUS Per Diem Rates

  3. · TLA Calculator

    OCONUS per diem rates behind every TLA locality updated to the DTMO table effective October 1, 2026. That table changes monthly, not by fiscal year; the edition in use is named under the calculator.

  4. · TLE Calculator

    FY2027 standard CONUS per diem is $113.00 lodging and $68 M&IE, in effect from October 1, 2026. Lodging was $110.00 in FY2026; M&IE is unchanged. Pick the rate year to price a stay on either side of the change.

    Source: GSA/DTMO Standard CONUS Per Diem Rates

July 2026

  1. · MALT + Per Diem

    MALT rose to $0.235 per mile per authorized POV effective July 1, 2026; JTR par. 050203 pays the rate in effect on the date travel begins, not the filing date.

    Source: PDTATAC MAP-CAP 73-25(I), CY2026 POV Mileage Rates

March 2026

  1. · PPM / DITY Calculator

    Governing JTR PPM chapter republished, dated March 1, 2026.

    Source: JTR par. 051502

January 2026

  1. · DLA Calculator

    CY2026 Primary DLA rates take effect — a 3.8% increase over CY2025 (e.g. $3,548.02 for E-1–E-6 with dependents).

    Source: JTR Ch 5, section 0505

  2. · DLA Calculator

    Partial DLA flat amount set at $1,002.71 for CY2026 (JTR par. 050508).

    Source: JTR Ch 5, section 0505

  3. · Final Pay Calculator

    DoD FMR Vol. 7A basic pay, BAH, and BAS tables refresh for calendar year 2026 — the effective-date basis this calculator uses.

    Source: DoD Financial Management Regulation Volume 7A

  4. · Final Pay Calculator

    IRS Publication 15-T 2026 withholding tables apply to federal tax withheld from the final paycheck.

    Source: IRS Publication 15-T

  5. · LES Auditor

    2026 DFAS Basic Pay Tables take effect (37 U.S.C. § 203).

    Source: 37 U.S.C. § 203

  6. · LES Auditor

    2026 BAH Rate Tables take effect (37 U.S.C. § 403).

    Source: 37 U.S.C. § 403

  7. · LES Auditor

    2026 BAS rates take effect per DoD FMR Vol. 7A Chapter 25 (37 U.S.C. § 402).

    Source: 37 U.S.C. § 402

  8. · LES Auditor

    IRS Publication 15-T 2026 withholding tables applied to federal income tax withholding (FITW).

    Source: IRS Publication 15-T

  9. · MALT + Per Diem

    MALT paid $0.205 per mile per authorized POV for travel beginning January 1 – June 30, 2026 (PDTATAC MAP-CAP 73-25(I)).

    Source: PDTATAC MAP-CAP 73-25(I), CY2026 POV Mileage Rates

  10. · Reserve Retirement

    CY2026 TRICARE Retired Reserve premiums: $645.90/month member-only, $1,548.30/month member and family.

December 2025

  1. · DLA Calculator

    CY2026 DLA rate table published by PDTATAC (UTD for MAP 72-25(I)), effective January 1, 2026.

    Source: JTR Ch 5, section 0505

October 2025

  1. · TLE Calculator

    FY2026 standard CONUS per diem set at $110.00 lodging and $68 M&IE.

    Source: GSA/DTMO Standard CONUS Per Diem Rates

September 2025

  1. · PPM / DITY Calculator

    PPM reimbursement reverted to 100% of GCC for moves starting after September 30, 2025.

    Source: JTR par. 051502-E

May 2025

  1. · PPM / DITY Calculator

    Temporary 130% PPM reimbursement rate (MAP 42-25(R)) began for moves starting May 15, 2025.

    Source: JTR par. 051502-E

November 2024

  1. · TLA Calculator

    On a CONUS-to-OCONUS move, the CONUS-side TLE leg feeding into TLA stays capped at 7 days, unaffected by the standalone CONUS TLE cap rising from 14 to 21 days (PDTATAC MAP 66-24(R)).

    Source: PDTATAC MAP 66-24(R)

  2. · TLE Calculator

    CONUS TLE authority increased from 14 to 21 days per PCS (PDTATAC MAP 66-24(R)).

    Source: PDTATAC MAP 66-24(R)

October 2007

  1. · Reserve Retirement

    Inactive-duty retirement-point cap raised to 130 points per anniversary year for years closing on or after October 30, 2007 (earlier years capped lower).

January 2007

  1. · Reserve Retirement

    The 75% multiplier ceiling for non-regular retirements ended for retirements on or after January 1, 2007 — 2.5%/year continues to accrue past 30 equivalent years.

    Source: DoD FMR Vol 7B, Ch 3, Table 3-2 note 5