P and S waves in Earth's mantle and core [edit]. When an earthquake occurs, seismographs near the epicenter are able to record both P and S waves, but those at a greater distance no longer detect the high frequencies of the first S wave.
Best Answer: CONUS COLA is a taxable allowance. There is an additional amount calculated into the figure to compensate for the additional tax burden. OCONUS COLA is non-taxable.
At the current time, CONUS COLA is the only taxable allowance. However, under federal law, all allowances created after 1986 are supposed to be taxable. Annual âCOLAâ goes into base pay which is taxable â COLA would be better named Annual base pay increase due to higner cost of living.