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Tax question about meals being deductible...?
What is the fine line between eating a meal out-of-town and calling it deductible and having lunch while on the job out of town? One is deductible and one is not. My brother is a truck driver and wants to know what he can deduct. I think because he is only out of town for the day that he is simply having lunch and it is not deductible, but I am not certain. Any input appreciated, thanks!
3 Answers
- Bostonian In MOLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Meals are only deductible if the trip requires an overnight stay in a hotel or other similar accommodation.
I used to fly on the company jet to Chicago on a pretty regular basis. We were out and back the same day but had breakfast and lunch in Chicago. Since no overnight stay was involved, none of the meals were deductible.
- StephenWeinsteinLv 71 decade ago
Either way, it is not deductible. Eating out of town does not make a meal deductible. It is deductible only if you are out of town long enough that you need to get a motel room and sleep to be able to perform you duties. Napping in the cab of a truck is not sufficient to qualify.
- A HunchLv 71 decade ago
Your brother needs to confirm that there is nothing unique for truck drivers.
For regular business expenses, all meals are counted the same. You are allowed to deduct 50% of the cost of the meal. Not the full 100% like most business expenses.
