NBAA Article Assists Members with Tax Regulations on Meals and Entertainment

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has had substantial engagement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury over the last several years in regard to tax regulations for business meals and entertainment activities.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2018 introduced significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including to Section 274, with the elimination of deductions for business entertainment expenses. Through the NBAA's efforts with the IRS, the final regulations include important clarifications on how meals and entertainment deductions may impact the deductibility of flights on business aircraft.

The NBAA is providing an article written by Tax Committee Chair John Hoover regarding the impact on business aviation of the IRS regulations. The article discusses the following topics which are affected by the final regulation:

• expenses for personal meals as a nonentertainment activity
• travel costs for trips involving entertainment and nonentertainment activities
• deductions for spouses traveling for nonbusiness purposes
• the 50 percent deduction disallowance for meals
• a relaxation of punitive actions for improper reporting
• the adequate and full consideration exception

For more information or questions regarding the tax regulations and NBAA resources, contact the author.

Related Holland & Knight alerts

Please see below for previous Holland & Knight alerts on this topic:

• "NBAA Responds to IRS Proposed Rulemaking for Business Meals, Entertainment," April 20, 2020
• "NBAA Comments on IRS Notice Regarding Business Meals," November 15, 2018
• "Business Aviation Industry Should Take Note of Two Recent Tax Items," October 11, 2018

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