Hello,
I was the Beverage Director for a venue with a rotating cast of celebrity chefs. In order to land this job I had to showcase a beverage menu prior to being hired. To do this I had to purchase alcohol and ingredients. I was not reimbursed for these purchases.
During my employment I had to purchase equipment (bar tools/cooking tools) as well as ingredients (limes for juice and garnishes, spices, bitters etc.) for daily use. I was reimbursed out of the petty cash the employer had for some of these purchases. I have separated the receipts for purchases I was reimbursed for and for purchases I was not reimbursed for.
Can I write off all of the purchases I made for the business? I am assuming these would qualify as out of pocket work expenses. The purchases that were reimbursed were paid out from the company's petty cash.
This occurred in 2017
