topic Schedule C Hotel & Food Expenses in Business & farm

Schedule C Hotel & Food Expenses

fasteddie577 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:34:29 GMT

My daughter started a construction business in the latter half of 2018. Since their first project was not local, but was quite a distance from her home, they had to take the employees with them and subsequently paid for their hotel rooms and meals while the project was going on. Can these expenses be deducted on Schedule C? Thanks in advance.

Yes they can be Meal expenses are entered after you enter...

Vanessa — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:34:31 GMT

Yes they can be

Meal expenses are entered after you enter your income. To get to the Meal expenses do the following:

Sign into your return
Click Take me to my return
Federal
Income and Expenses
Review or Edit next to Self-Employment income and expenses
Review next to your business
Scroll down click "Add expenses for this work"
Click Meal (100% limit)
Hit Continue
Enter your Meal expenses

Thank you for the information. Would I enter the hotel ex...

fasteddie577 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:34:32 GMT

Thank you for the information. Would I enter the hotel expenses for employees under "other business expenses?

topic Schedule C Hotel &amp; Food Expenses in Business & farm

Schedule C Hotel & Food Expenses

Yes they can be Meal expenses are entered after you enter...

Thank you for the information. Would I enter the hotel ex...

topic Schedule C Hotel & Food Expenses in Business & farm