topic I work as a civilian at the police department and supply a meal for my team once a month, is this cost of food deductible in Deductions & credits

I work as a civilian at the police department and supply a meal for my team once a month, is this cost of food deductible

di_c0a8f2090000f — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:50:39 GMT

Re: I work as a civilian at the police department and supply a meal for my team once a month, is this cost of food deductible

DoninGA — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:32:11 GMT

That is a great thing you are doing. Unfortunately if you are a W-2 wage employee you cannot deduct on a federal tax return any employee business expenses due to the tax code changes in effect for the tax years 2018 thru 2025.

Re: I work as a civilian at the police department and supply a meal for my team once a month, is this cost of food deductible

di_c0a8f2090000f — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:50:10 GMT

So if I was not employed by the PD, would that donation be deductible??

Re: I work as a civilian at the police department and supply a meal for my team once a month, is ...

AmyC — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 19:13:21 GMT

No. The police department is a government organization rather than a charity.

Charitable contributions to qualified organizations may be deductible if you itemize deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040), Itemized Deductions. To see if the organization you have contributed to qualifies as a charitable organization for income tax deductions, use Tax Exempt Organization Search.