The hotel rooms would be under Travel Expense and the meals expense should be under the meals category and generally limited to 50% after you enter the full amount including tax and tip.
You can continue to deduct 50% of the cost of business meals if you (or your employee) are present and the food or beverages aren't considered lavish or extravagant. No entertainment expenses are allowed under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).
Exception to the 50% Limit for Meals
Self-employed reimbursed expenses.
If you are self-employed, your deductible meal expenses aren’t subject to the 50% limit if all of the following requirements are met.
- You have these expenses as an independent contractor.
- Your customer or client reimburses you or gives you an allowance for these expenses in connection with services you perform.
- You provide adequate records of these expenses to your customer or client. (See chapter 5.)
In this case, your client or customer is subject to the 50% limit on the expenses.
For further details review Publication 463.
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