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Subject:
Food & Drinks for Employees
Category: Business and Money Asked by: mailfool-ga List Price: $10.00 |
Posted:
30 Dec 2005 09:13 PST
Expires: 03 Jan 2006 13:59 PST Question ID: 611317 |
We run a business that works from 5pm to 8pm in the evenings. We keep snacks around for the employees (cokes, bottle water, snacks). Is this deductable. The business is a sole prop and is run out of my home with 5-7 people. Any idea where we put this expense on the tax forms? |
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Subject:
Re: Food & Drinks for Employees
From: tnteverett-ga on 31 Dec 2005 07:46 PST |
Tax rules list this under fringe benefits. Take a look at this publication, page 7, "Meals and Lodging". http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p535.pdf See also, "De Minimus Benefits" in this publication on page 6. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15b.pdf http://www.thetntsite.com/ |
Subject:
Re: Food & Drinks for Employees
From: mailfool-ga on 01 Jan 2006 18:56 PST |
Thanks. It gives me a good place to start researching the issue |
Subject:
Re: Food & Drinks for Employees
From: cynthia-ga on 02 Jan 2006 03:37 PST |
Absolutely --this is deductable. I did the same thing when I owned a carpet and upholstery cleaning business and wanted to keep my sales personnel onsite all day. I had a CPA prepare my returns so I don't know where he put it. Even Google provides free food to it's workers, in certain locations (Mountain View for sure): Benefits . . . WAY Beyond the Basics* ://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/static.py?page=benefits.html&benefits=us#bwbb ..."Food Hungry? Check out our free lunch and dinner ? our gourmet chefs create a wide variety of healthy and delicious meals every day. Got the munchies? Google also offers snacks to help satisfy you in between meals..." I can guarantee Google deducts this. Call your [local] IRS office and ask them where to report the amount, they're very helpful. ~~Cynthia |
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