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Firefighters required meal plan

Judy M
Level 1

In the past, if a firefighter was required by his/her Captian to participate in the meal plan, we could subtract the cost in this as a negative adjustment on line 21. With the latest tax reform, is this still a valid subtraction?

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abctax55
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IF the firefighter was REQUIRED to pay into a common mess (whether s/he ate with the shift or not)  BY the department MOU (not by his/her Captain) the amount was deductible as an employee business expense - which are N/A for federal purposes for 2018 (may possibly come into play on the state..)

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IntuitAustin
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@sjrcpa Do you have any insight here? 


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sjrcpa
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Austin - I do not. @abctax55 ?


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TaxMonkey
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That would have never been the proper treatment. Even if the firefighter was qualified to deduct payments into a qualified fund for meals.

abctax55
Level 15

IF the firefighter was REQUIRED to pay into a common mess (whether s/he ate with the shift or not)  BY the department MOU (not by his/her Captain) the amount was deductible as an employee business expense - which are N/A for federal purposes for 2018 (may possibly come into play on the state..)

"*******Tax software is no substitute for a professional tax preparer*******
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