Helicopter View of 2023 Meals and Entertainment

As you may already know, there have been some major changes to the business meal deduction for 2023 and beyond.  The deduction for business meals has been reduced to 50 percent, a significant change from the previous 100 percent deduction for business meals in and...

Deduct 100 Percent of Your Employee Recreation and Parties

When you know the rules, you can party with your employees and deduct 100 percent of the cost.  The IRS says that the following types of entertainment qualify for the 100 percent employee entertainment tax deduction: • Holiday parties, annual picnics, and summer...

Deduct 100 Percent of Your Business Meals under New Rules

Since 1986, lawmakers have limited business meal deductions: first to 80 percent, and then to 50 percent (unless an exception applies). But on December 27, 2020, in an effort to help the restaurant industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers enacted a new,...