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posted May 31, 2019 11:45:56 PM

Where do I put amount for Christmas gifts for employees?

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Intuit Alumni
May 31, 2019 11:45:57 PM

Gifts, for business purposes, are reported on Schedule A Itemized Deductions, and are subject to a 2% of AGI floor.

 Gifts

    If you give gifts in the course of your trade or business, you can deduct all or part of the cost. This chapter explains the limits and rules for deducting the costs of gifts.

    $25 limit.   You can deduct no more than $25 for business gifts you give directly or indirectly to each person during your tax year. A gift to a company that is intended for the eventual personal use or benefit of a particular person or a limited class of people will be considered an indirect gift to that particular person or to the individuals within that class of people who receive the gift.

      If you give a gift to a member of a customer's family, the gift is generally considered to be an indirect gift to the customer. This rule doesn’t apply if you have a bona fide, independent business connection with that family member and the gift isn’t intended for the customer's eventual use.

      If you and your spouse both give gifts, both of you are treated as one taxpayer. It doesn’t matter whether you have separate businesses, are separately employed, or whether each of you has an independent connection with the recipient. If a partnership gives gifts, the partnership and the partners are treated as one taxpayer.

    https://www.irs.gov/publications/p463/