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posted Jun 4, 2019 12:34:17 PM

Do I enter business meals at 100% and the program reduces the amount to the allowable 50%?

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Expert Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 12:34:18 PM

Adding to  TurboTax KrisD's answer, if you enter your meals expense as an Employee under Job Expenses, you will enter the entire amount, and TurboTax will calculate 50% as your deduction.

But if you are entering your Meals and Entertainment as  a Self-Employed Business Expense, you will enter your expenses in either Meals and entertainment (50% limit) or Meals and entertainment (100% limit).  See the screenshot below. In either case, you would enter the entire amount you spent.

Intuit Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 12:34:20 PM

Yes, the program does that for you.