Changes in Meal and Entertainment Deduction in 2018 Source: Virtual CPA For You
SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) May 08, 2018 -- Meal and entertainment deduction has always been a complicated tax area. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) are more stringent than before. It modified or eliminated some meal and entertainments deductions for transactions after 2017. Now with the new rules, business owners are more confused than ever.
Ying McKee, a seasoned CPA from San Francisco firm "Virtual CPA For You", compiled the list of the M & E related deductions and their tax treatment:
Meal during work travel: 50% deductible
Meals at a seminar/conference: 50% deductible
Office holiday party or picnic: 100% Deductible
Free food and drink offered to the public such as food for open house day: 100% Deductible
Meals provided to employees occasionally: 50% deductible (0 after 2025)
Meals for the convenience of employer 50% deductible (0 after 2025)
Meals through an in-house cafeteria facility: 50% deductible (0 after 2025)
Any expenses included in employee's W2 as income: 100% deductible
Meal expenses that's be reimbursed by other: 100% deductible
Food baskets sent to clients: treat as a gift: deductible under $25 each.
Sports tickets to clients/business associates: treat as a gift:-deductible under $25 each. (the taxpayer does not accompany the recipient)
Soft drink, beverage, snack in the kitchen for the use of employees: 50% deductible (0 after 2015)
Club dues paid to professional or public service organizations: such as accounting association, rotary club, chamber of commerce: 100% deductible if they are paid for a business reason.
Club dues paid to organizations organized for business, pleasure recreation and other social purposes: such as country clubs, golf, and athletic clubs: 0% deductible.
Entertainment: such as theater, sporting events, skybox, nightclubs, cocktail lounges, and on hunting, fishing, vacation and similar trips-0 deductible.
Travel cost to conventions Held on cruise ships: deductible only if the meeting is directly related to his trade or business, with extra limitations
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About Virtual CPA For You:
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