DD Form 1705 at a glance
What it is: DD Form 1705 is the form for reimbursement for real estate sale and/or purchase closing cost expenses.
Who signs: Sign at a. SIGNATURE and enter the date at b. DATE as YYYYMMDD.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. § 5724 (5 U.S.C. § 552a). Principal purposes: This form is used by DoD civilian employees to request reimbursement of real estate expenses related to the sale and purchase of their primary residences due to a permanent change of duty location. Disclosure: Voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information on this form may delay or preclude timely authorization of reimbursement for costs and expenses.
A filled-in DD Form 1705 example: a sale and a purchase after a transfer
How to fill out DD Form 1705, box by box
Part I, civilian employee information
Enter the name (Last, First, Middle Initial) in box 1, the travel order number in box 2 and the mailing address (include ZIP Code) in box 3.
Box 4: was a real estate claim previously submitted for expenses for this PCS transfer? Mark YES or NO.
Part II, transfer information
Enter the previous PDS location in box 5 and the new PDS location in box 6.
Enter the transfer notification date in box 7, the travel authorization date in box 8, the transportation agreement signed date in box 9 and the report at new PDS date in box 10, each as YYYYMMDD.
Boxes 11 to 14, the residence and the price
In Part III, under PREVIOUS PDS and NEW PDS, enter the complete residence address (include ZIP Code) in box 11, the number of dwelling units in box 12 and the closing or settlement date as YYYYMMDD in box 13.
Box 14 is the sale price at old PDS or the purchase price at new PDS.
Boxes 15 to 18, the fees
Box 15 is sales or broker's commission fees, box 16 is advertising fees, box 17 is the appraisal fee and box 18 is legal and related fees.
Box 19, miscellaneous costs
Box 19 lists miscellaneous costs: a. prepayment charge, b. lender's appraisal fee, c. Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or Veterans Affairs (VA) application fee, d. certification fee, e. credit report fee, f. mortgage title policy fee, g. escrow agent's fee, h. city, county, or state tax stamps and i. sales or transfer taxes; mortgage tax.
Boxes 20 and 21, other expenses and the total
Box 20 is other incidental expenses and box 21 is the total costs claimed.
Part IV, employee certification
Box 22, sale: “I certify that the amounts claimed in Part III in conjunction with the above sale represent only amounts actually paid by me, that title to the property was in my name or the name of an authorized dependent, and that this was my primary residence when I was first informed of my transfer.”
Purchase: “I certify that the amounts claimed in Part III in conjunction with the above purchase represent only amounts actually paid by me, and that title to the property is in my name or the name of an authorized dependent and is my new primary residence.”
Sign at a. SIGNATURE and enter the date at b. DATE as YYYYMMDD.
Part V, management approval information
The civilian employee's supervisor or the official designated by the appropriate authority of the civilian employee's activity completes Part V.
Box 23 is the supervisor or designated official certification statement. Sale: the sale expenses claimed in Part III are approved as being reasonable in amount and customarily paid by a seller in the locality where the property is located. Purchase: the purchase expenses claimed in Part III are approved as being reasonable in amount and customarily paid by a buyer in the locality where the property is located.
For each, mark AS CLAIMED or AS REDUCED (see attached memorandum).
In box 24, payment approval by new duty station, enter the amount in which payment of this claim is approved.
More rules for DD Form 1705
For use of this form, see JTR, par. 054506, “Procedure and Claim Requirement for Sale or Purchase of Residence Reimbursement.”
Sources
[1] DD Form 1705 (DEC 2023), Reimbursement for Real Estate Sale and/or Purchase Closing Cost Expenses, Washington Headquarters Services (the Official source link on this page).