tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472366353445139162.post8428638033684063451..comments2023-09-29T03:10:20.846-06:00Comments on June Walker: Tax & Financial Advisor to the Self-employed: Food Write-offsJune Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012914777750500466noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472366353445139162.post-23587863472961885542011-11-21T10:50:08.459-07:002011-11-21T10:50:08.459-07:00Dear June -
Here it is a year-something later and...Dear June -<br /><br />Here it is a year-something later and I've now joined a networking group. Would you comment on the tax deductability of a meal when buying a meal is required and not optional?<br /><br />When the meeting host announces the agenda s/he always reminds us that we are meeting in the restaurant's meeting room so buying something off the menu is expected i.e., in lieu of paying a fee for the room).<br /><br />What we order is discretionary, though we are given a guideline amount to spend.<br /><br />Also, at every meeting every person introduces their business, elevator pitch, and tells the group the type(s) of referrals they are looking for that week. In fact, the meeting is like a weekly workshop and not at all a social event.<br /><br />So are the M&E rules you cited for Betty changed for the following:<br /><br />- Buying a meal is required/expected.<br /><br />- Billing the meeting as something other than a networking meeting (i.e., workshop, presentation, ...)<br /><br />- Other legitimate angle?<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />RoseRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466985200133057475noreply@blogger.com