When you know the rules, you can party with your employees and deduct 100 percent of the cost. Interestingly, if you feed your employees during a training program, your deduction is only 50 percent. Make sure you know the rules that give you the 100 percent deduction for employee entertainment. The IRS says that the following types of entertainment qualify for the 100 percent employee entertainment tax deduction:
The IRS makes it clear that the above are examples and that other types of entertainment may also qualify for the 100 percent entertainment deduction. The tax code states that “expenses for recreational, social, or similar activities (including facilities therefor) primarily for the benefit of employees” qualify for the 100 percent deduction. Who Are These Employees? Technically, the law requires that the entertainment expenses be primarily for the benefit of employees other than a “tainted group.” The tainted group consists of
As the business owner, you belong to the tainted group. That’s not a big deal. You just need to make sure that partying with the employees is primarily for the benefit of the employees. “Primary” Means “More Than 50 Percent Tax law describes the word "primary" or "primarily" as more than 50%. For employee recreation, that means the untainted group of employees has to have more than 50% use of the entertainment facility, or in the case of a party, a majority of the attendees come from the untainted employee group. Documentation Guidelines
You can gauge "primary" by the following:
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