IRS Cuts Entertainment Tax Break Trump Now Favors, Amid Virus

Sept. 30, 2020, 10:10 PM UTC

The Internal Revenue Service issued guidelines Wednesday scaling back a tax break for client entertainment, following through on an element of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax overhaul that he has said he wants to reverse amid the virus pandemic.

Trump’s tax law eliminated the deduction for so-called entertainment expenses -- golf outings, cruises and concert tickets, although it left in place a 50% break for business meals. The rules out on Wednesday finalize implementation of the 2017 legislation, specifying how accountants should define client meals.

The 2017 tax law “generally eliminated the deduction for any expenses related to activities ...

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