Deductions
“I buy coffee and lunch for my employees every single Friday, can I deduct these office snacks and meals at exactly one hundred percent?”
Meal and snack deductions often depend on what is being provided, who is being fed, and whether the expense is treated as ordinary business support, employee compensation, or a more limited entertainment or meal item. For regular coffee and lunch for staff, the tax treatment can also vary based on whether the food is offered on premises, during work time, or as part of a broader employee-benefit practice. Recordkeeping, business purpose, and how the expense is categorized in the books usually matter a lot, and the percent that is deductible is not always the same for every type of meal-related cost. Going through your records with a CPA usually surfaces the answer in under an hour.
In your 30-minute session, the KGOB advisor handling it will:
- Read your exact situation and tell you, in plain English, what’s actually going on.
- Lay out your options and the trade-offs — no jargon, no judgment.
- Give you a clear next step you can act on, whether that’s with us or on your own.
“I incurred massive personal credit card debt to fund my struggling business, is the crippling interest I pay on those cards tax deductible?”
“Can I deduct my new home office using the actual expense method without immediately triggering a red flag audit from the IRS?”
“I bought a heavy luxury SUV primarily for my real estate business, how does the Section 179 vehicle deduction actually work for passenger vehicles?”
“I use my personal cell phone extensively for my freelance work, what exact percentage of my monthly phone bill is safe to write off?”
This page is a prompt to start a conversation, not tax or legal advice, and states no tax-law specifics as fact. A consult session does not by itself create an ongoing engagement. We do not promise specific outcomes or savings. Kohari Gonzalez Oneyear & Brown PLLC — Charlotte, NC.
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