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O.K. Youve been working really hard on these lessons. Now its time for some fun. Are you with me? Imagine if you could spend time with friends, eating, drinking and seeing shows and your company could foot the bill? Wouldnt that be GREAT! Fasten your seat belt, were going on a (tax-deductible) journey
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Our first stop is meals. There are several great ways to deduct your meals. The first is to turn your social outings into business meetings. No Fun, you say. Watch this, I say. Many of my lunches are already spent with colleagues and associates. Thats the way it is when youre in business for yourself. You start spending more and more time with business partners and associates.
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Well, if I have lunch or dinner with a friend, thats NOT tax deductible. But, if I discuss business with that same person, suddenly it becomes a deductible expense. And what does it take to officially discuss business? The IRS says that that the following conversation will suffice:
Your Associate: Hows Business?
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Your Reply: Great, but I could always use more business (with the inherent request for referrals) Thats it. Youve just turned a social gathering into a legitimate business meeting and the meal becomes 50% deductible. Dont forget to document it properly.Thank goodness, the most profitable product in the world you can ever sell... also happens to be the easiest product to create. .....
What about having a meal with your spouse or significant other. Well the IRS is pretty darn smart, so they arent about to let use write off all our romantic dates. Yet they realize that when two couples go out for a meal, thats a great time to discuss business in a relaxed setting. So the rule is that if you and your spouse enjoy a meal with another couple and you have that same business discussion outlined above, the meal is (50%) deductible. You want more? No problem.
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How about dinner and a show. Or what about a full day on the golf course? The rule is that if you have a business meeting that is followed by entertainment, or entertainment that is followed by a business meeting, thats a deductible expense. The IRS wants to see that you have a table or some other flat surface available to you during the meeting, so that you can sign documents, etc. Same thing goes for skiing, the movies or even a day at the beach. How about a ball game or even the Super Bowl? Just precede or follow it with a business meeting and document what you discussed.
One more, you say. Fine here it is. Imagine that you work for a large insurance company or law firm. Youre involved in a big case and youre up against a touch deadline. Your boss comes in toward the end of the day and says, I need you to work though dinner tonight- weve got to come in under that deadline. Dont go home for dinner, just order in, on the firm. Its called supper money In essence, your boss has allowed the company you work for to buy your dinner.
Your own company can do the same for you. Just dont forget to document your expenses properly.
Sincerely,
Drew Miles, The Tax Saving Attorney
Drew has combined what he learned during formal education, informal education and twenty five years of business experience in the development of programs designed to teach people how to build and preserve lasting wealth. He is an author, teacher and international speaker in the areas of asset protection, and tax saving and wealth building strategies.