Of all the five-alarm economic problems that need fixing fast in the wake of the pandemic, few would say there is a pressing need to expand company write-offs for business lunches.
Yet a provision in the latest Covid relief package, which President Trump signed into law on Sunday night, does just that: It temporarily would let companies deduct 100% of business meals with clients, up from 50% currently.
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