20.17 The Restrictive Tests for Meals and Entertainment
Meal and entertainment costs are deductible, subject to the 50% limit (20.25), if they are ordinary and necessary to your business, and also are either:
Ordinary and necessary expenses are those considered helpful and common practice in your business or profession; they do not have to be indispensable to your business.
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