I am doing my 2017 taxes with the business program. I need to add my meals and incidentals but I do not know where to put it in?

To enter your meals and incidental expenses, click on the Business Info tab and click Continue or Done until you get to the section "Your Deductions." Scroll down to Business Expenses and click on Start or Update next to "Meals and Entertainment." Please see the screenshot below.

 

 

 

I work away from my tax home the rate for this per diem is 

54 per day, 40.5 first and last day

144 at 54 = $7776

42 at 40.5= $1701

=$9477 I do not know where to put this in.

 

I had $1093 spent on meals and entertainment other than my day to day.  

 

 

 

 

If the meal expenses are related to your self-employment, you would report these expenses on your Schedule C. Here are the steps to enter these expenses in 2017 TurboTax Home & Business:

 

1. Click on the “Business” tab at the top of the screen
2. Click Continue and “I’ll choose what I work on.” Then click Update next to Business Income and Expenses
3. If you have not already done so, you will need to set up your company information in TurboTax. If your business is set up, click Edit next to your company name.
4. Scroll down to Business Expenses and click Visit All
5. If applicable set up your vehicle information. Continue until you get to the section “Let’s write off some business expenses” scroll down and click Start/Update next to Meals and Entertainment
6. Click Start next to Meals and Entertainment: 50% limit and enter the full amount of your expenses (TurboTax will calculate the deductible amount)
7. Click Continue until you get back to all business expenses

 

If you are an employee with meals and entertainment expenses related to your employment, this would be reported as a Miscellaneous Itemized Deduction on Schedule A. Here are the steps to enter unreimbursed employee business expenses in 2017 TurboTax Home & Business:

 

1. Click on the “Personal” tab at the top of the screen. Then click on “Deductions and Credits” at the top
2. Click “I’ll choose what I work on” and scroll down to “Employment Expenses. Click Start next to Job-Related Expenses
3. Select Yes and Continue. Answer any applicable questions until you get to the screen “Any Other Expenses” and enter your total unreimbursed meals and entertainment expenses in the box next to “Meals and entertainment expenses”
4. Answer any applicable questions and then click “Done” to get back to the Deductions and Credits section

@notomas 

 

[Edited 02/14/20 | 4:40pm PST]

 

I work away from my tax home the rate for this per diem is 

54 per day, 40.5 first and last day

144 at 54 = $7776

42 at 40.5= $1701

=$9477 I do not know where to put this in.

In TurboTax Business you will enter this as follows:

Under Federal Taxes select Deductions.

Then under Business Expenses select Start or Update next to Meals and Entertainment

The per diem amount would go in the 100% catagory? 

Yes, it would.  The program will then take 50% of it for you. 

 

@notomas