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Baby Beluga 08:56 AM 02-13-2019
Tom - just confirming. The standard meal deductions for 2018 are:

$1.31 breakfast
$2.46 lunch/supper
$.73 snack

Is this correct?

I am not on the food program.
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TomCopeland 01:27 PM 02-13-2019
Originally Posted by Baby Beluga:
Tom - just confirming. The standard meal deductions for 2018 are:

$1.31 breakfast
$2.46 lunch/supper
$.73 snack

Is this correct?

I am not on the food program.
Yes, you can use these rates for 2018. They are the same for 2019.
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jenboo 10:11 PM 08-03-2019
If I use the standard meal deductions, do i still claim food purchases or no? If not, do i need go keep receipts for food still?
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TomCopeland 11:00 AM 08-05-2019
Originally Posted by jenboo:
If I use the standard meal deductions, do i still claim food purchases or no? If not, do i need go keep receipts for food still?
When you use the standard meal allowance rate to claim food expenses you do not save any food receipts. You do not deduct the actual cost of the food. You add up the meals and snacks you serve the day care children and deduct up to one breakfast, one lunch, one supper and three snacks per day per child. The rates for 2019 are $1.31 breakfast, $2.46 lunch/supper and $.73 snack. The rates for 2020 have not yet been released.
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jenboo 02:51 PM 08-06-2019
Originally Posted by TomCopeland:
When you use the standard meal allowance rate to claim food expenses you do not save any food receipts. You do not deduct the actual cost of the food. You add up the meals and snacks you serve the day care children and deduct up to one breakfast, one lunch, one supper and three snacks per day per child. The rates for 2019 are $1.31 breakfast, $2.46 lunch/supper and $.73 snack. The rates for 2020 have not yet been released.
Thanks! What counts for infants (under 1) when recording their meals?
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