Originally Posted by Unregistered:
Maybe I read this wrong but I'm confused -- if you quit the food program, who is reimbursing you for meals?
The IRS lol. I claim them as a tax deduction. I can either keep track of all of the DC food but have to keep it seperate (which no one in my house stays out of, UGH!), figure out the exact cost per meal served and claim that (which is so totally and utterly confusing that I wanted to rip my hair out while just trying to figure out how to do that) or I can keep track of how many meals I served per day and claim it as a deduction which is way easier. The standard rate is $1.17 for breakfast, $2.28 for lunch and dinner and $.65 for snacks. This way I can claim breakfast, lunch, dinner and 2 snacks just like with the food program but without the hassle. In our area we were under the Tier 2 which barely gives anything ... $0.52 for breakfast, $1.41 for lunch, $1.33 for dinner and $0.18 for snacks. No thanks.