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Anita01
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Can child care businesses use the standard meal and snack allowance deduction instead of actual food costs?

In general,yes, but there are conditions for which children qualify and the records you have to keep.  Please read the following information from IRS Publication 587:

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p587/ar02.html#en_US_2016_publink1000226375

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