My husband and I, have an in-home businesses and I am looking to make sure I don’t cheat myself out of any tax benefits. Therefore, I pose this question. Since, I am technically buying the groceries to feed employees of "our" business. And during these meals we often talk about business strategies and planning. SO for tax purposes am I allowed to use the groceries purchased as a business expense.

Uh, no, you can’t.

If your business was day care, you could deduct the groceries you fed to the kids attending the daycare for snacks or meals that you serve them.

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4 comments for “Can I use groceries as a tax deductions for my in-home business?”

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MadMan

LOL! You are asking to be audited for sure. There is no way that you can get away with this attempted fraud. You cannot deduct food that you would have been eating anyway. People like you are why all small business owners have to prove that everything they do is justified and why the IRS distrusts them all.
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January 21st, 2010 at 9:44 pm
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StephenWeinstein

No. Groceries, home telephone service, or anything else that you would need to buy if you did not have a home business does not qualify for a deduction. The only exceptions are certain vehicle expenses and those expenses that are part of the "home office deduction".
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January 21st, 2010 at 10:21 pm
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Judy

Uh, no, you can’t.

If your business was day care, you could deduct the groceries you fed to the kids attending the daycare for snacks or meals that you serve them.
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January 21st, 2010 at 11:01 pm
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limraindia

If your business was day care, you could deduct the groceries you fed to the kids attending the daycare for snacks or meals that you serve them. Thats I agree
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January 21st, 2010 at 11:51 pm

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