{"id":1769,"date":"2017-07-08T05:08:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T09:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2022-02-11T12:58:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T17:58:33","slug":"employer-tax-deductions-employee-expenses-deduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/employer-tax-deductions-employee-expenses-deduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Employer Tax Deductions of Employee Expenses: How to Deduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f2f20e31f15\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f2f20e31f15\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/employer-tax-deductions-employee-expenses-deduct\/#How_an_employer_deducts_employee_business_expenses_depends_on_the_plan_use_Regardless_of_using_a_reimbursement_or_per_diem_plan\" >How an employer deducts employee business expenses depends on the plan use. Regardless of using a reimbursement or per diem plan.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/employer-tax-deductions-employee-expenses-deduct\/#Accountable_Plans\" >Accountable Plans*<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/employer-tax-deductions-employee-expenses-deduct\/#What_is_an_accountable_plan\" >What is an accountable plan?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/employer-tax-deductions-employee-expenses-deduct\/#Deducting_Expenses_Under_an_Accountable_Plan\" >Deducting Expenses Under an Accountable Plan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/employer-tax-deductions-employee-expenses-deduct\/#Deducting_Per_Diem_and_Car_Allowances_Accountable_and_Nonaccountable_Plans\" >Deducting Per Diem and Car Allowances (Accountable and Nonaccountable Plans)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/employer-tax-deductions-employee-expenses-deduct\/#Reporting_Requirements_for_Expenses_on_Employee_W-2s\" >Reporting Requirements for Expenses on Employee W-2&#8217;s:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/employer-tax-deductions-employee-expenses-deduct\/#Nonaccountable_Plans\" >Nonaccountable Plans<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/employer-tax-deductions-employee-expenses-deduct\/#What_is_a_nonaccountable_plan\" >What is a nonaccountable plan?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/employer-tax-deductions-employee-expenses-deduct\/#Nonaccountable_Plan_Overview\" >Nonaccountable Plan Overview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/employer-tax-deductions-employee-expenses-deduct\/#How_can_I_easily_meet_these_expense_reporting_requirements\" >How can I easily meet these expense reporting requirements?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/employer-tax-deductions-employee-expenses-deduct\/#About_Falcon_Expenses\" >About Falcon Expenses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 7<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-an-employer-deducts-employee-business-expenses-depends-on-the-plan-use-regardless-of-using-a-reimbursement-or-per-diem-plan\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_an_employer_deducts_employee_business_expenses_depends_on_the_plan_use_Regardless_of_using_a_reimbursement_or_per_diem_plan\"><\/span>How an employer deducts employee business expenses depends on the plan use. Regardless of using a reimbursement or per diem plan.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/EmployeeExpenseDeductionsFromCorpReturn_FalconExpenses2.jpg\" alt=\"employee expense deductions from corporate taxes\" class=\"wp-image-1772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/EmployeeExpenseDeductionsFromCorpReturn_FalconExpenses2.jpg 660w, https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/EmployeeExpenseDeductionsFromCorpReturn_FalconExpenses2-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption>In some cases, an expense might be fully deductible on the books but only partially deductible on the company tax return. Read this article to find out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"accountable-plans\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accountable_Plans\"><\/span>Accountable Plans*<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-an-accountable-plan\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_an_accountable_plan\"><\/span>What is an accountable plan?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An accountable plan is an expense reimbursement plan that follows IRS guidelines for reimbursing employees and workers for expenses. Under an accountable plan, reimbursed expenses are not considered taxable income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"accountable-plan-overview\">Accountable Plan Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Expenses deducted under an accountable plan must be deducted as travel, meals, or entertainment expenses. Further, each employee must have paid or incurred deductible expenses while performing services as an employee of the company. Lastly, each employee must return any excess reimbursements within a reasonable amount of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most importantly, each employee must adequately account to their employer for these expenses within a reasonable period of time. According to the IRS, under a reimbursement <g class=\"gr_ gr_9 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"9\" data-gr-id=\"9\">plan,<\/g> a reasonable period of time means within 60 days. That means 60 days after the expenses were paid or incurred. For more information about adequately accounting for expenses please review the post, <a href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/irs-rules-for-recording-business-expenses-travel-transportation-meals-and-entertainment\/\">IRS Rules for Recording Business Expenses: Travel, Transportation, Meals, <g class=\"gr_ gr_10 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"10\" data-gr-id=\"10\">and<\/g> Entertainment Expense<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2sXMFNr\" target=\"_blank\">Check Out Falcon Expenses<\/a><\/strong><br>Falcon Expenses is a fully mobile expense tracking and reporting solution that can help you with your accountable plan. If you&#8217;re on a desktop it&#8217;s best to use your phone and search for Falcon Expenses on the app store. It&#8217;s free to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-about-per-diem-arrangements\"><strong>What about per diem arrangements?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Per diem arrangements are when the company advances money to employees for business expenses in advance. Under a per diem arrangement, additional requirements must be met. Such as the advance must be reasonably calculated not to exceed the amount of anticipated expenses. Also, the business must make the advance within a reasonable period of time. A reasonable amount of time for reporting expenses under an allowance plan is within 30 days. This means 30 days from the time the employee pays or incurs the expense. In addition, excess reimbursements must be returned within 120 days after the expense was paid or incurred. Also, the company must give a periodic statement (minimum quarterly) to employees that ask employees to adequately account for outstanding advances. This statement should notify employees that they have 120 days from there date of the statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn how Falcon Expenses can help you, whether you&#8217;re the employer, employee, or self-employed, log and track business expenses. Falcon Expenses is a fully mobile expense reporting app. With Falcon Expenses, scan receipts, enter cash expenses, track mileage expenses and log billable hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/business-expense-receipt-management\/\">Scan and Manage Receipts with Falcon Expenses<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/falcon-addresses-mileage-expense-feature\/\">Track\u00a0Mileage\u00a0Expenses\u00a0with\u00a0Falcon\u00a0Expenses<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/falcon-expenses-expense-report-template\/\">Expenses Expense Report\u00a0Template\u00a0&amp;\u00a0What\u00a0Expense\u00a0Reports\u00a0Look\u00a0Like<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/how-to-create-an-expense-report\/\">Create an Expense Report with Falcon Expenses<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/mileage-expense-log-requirements\/\">What is Included in Falcon Expenses Mileage Log<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2sXMFNr\" target=\"_blank\">Download&nbsp;Falcon&nbsp;Expenses<\/a><\/strong><br>Falcon Expenses is free to download. If you&#8217;re on a desktop it&#8217;s best to use your phone and search for Falcon Expenses on the app store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now to the important part \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"deducting-expenses-under-an-accountable-plan\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deducting_Expenses_Under_an_Accountable_Plan\"><\/span>Deducting Expenses Under an Accountable Plan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"meals-and-entertainment\">Meals and Entertainment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All expense types, travel, meals, and entertainment, are deducted on the company\u2019s tax return if the company reimburses its employees. Typically, only 50% of meals and entertainment expenses can be deducted.** Further, this deduction limit applies even if the company reimburses its employees for 100% of the expense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"employee-activities\">Employee Activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Expenses incurred for providing recreational, social, or similar activities (including the use of a facility) for employees are 100% deductible. The benefit must be primarily to the employees that are not highly compensated.***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"director-stockholder-or-employee-meetings\">Director,&nbsp;Stockholder,&nbsp;or&nbsp;Employee&nbsp;Meetings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Expenses directly related to these meetings are deductible. The main purpose of the meeting must be the company\u2019s business. These expenses are subject to the 50% limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trade-association-meetings\">Trade&nbsp;Association&nbsp;Meetings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Expenses related to and necessary for attending business meetings or conventions of certain tax-exempt organizations are deductible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2sXMFNr\" target=\"_blank\">Check Out Falcon Expenses<\/a><\/strong><br>Falcon Expenses is a fully mobile expense tracking and reporting solution that can help you with your accountable plan. If you&#8217;re on a desktop it&#8217;s best to use your phone and search for Falcon Expenses on the app store. It&#8217;s free to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to report these deductions on a tax return are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sole Proprietor (or filling as a single member LLC): deduct travel reimbursements on line 24a and the deductible part of the meals and entertainment reimbursement on line 24b, <a href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/what-is-an-irs-schedule-c-form\/\">Schedule C (Form 1040)<\/a> or line 2, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/pub\/irs-pdf\/f1040sc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040)<\/a>.<\/li><li>Corporation: reimbursements are included on the \u201cOther Deductions\u201d line of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/pub\/irs-pdf\/f1120.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Form 1120<\/a>, U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"deducting-per-diem-and-car-allowances-accountable-and-nonaccountable-plans\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deducting_Per_Diem_and_Car_Allowances_Accountable_and_Nonaccountable_Plans\"><\/span>Deducting Per Diem and Car Allowances (Accountable and Nonaccountable Plans)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"allowances-less-than-the-federal-rate\">Allowances less than the Federal Rate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Deduct allowances less than the federal rate as travel expenses. This includes meals that may be subject to the 50% limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"allowances-more-than-the-federal-rate\">Allowances&nbsp;More&nbsp;than&nbsp;the&nbsp;Federal&nbsp;Rate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Employee allowances above the federal rate must be reported as two separate items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The allowance amount up to the federal rate is treated as reimbursed under an accountable plan. Travel expenses, including meals that may be subject to the 50% limit, are deducted from the business return.<\/li><li>The amount that is more than the federal rate is treated as reimbursed under a nonaccountable plan. Travel expenses, including meals that may be subject to the 50% limit, are deducted from the business return.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2sXMFNr\" target=\"_blank\">Check Out Falcon Expenses<\/a><\/strong><br>Falcon Expenses is a fully mobile expense tracking and reporting solution that can help you with your accountable plan. If you&#8217;re on a desktop it&#8217;s best to use your phone and search for Falcon Expenses on the app store. It&#8217;s free to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reporting-requirements-for-expenses-on-employee-w-2-s\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reporting_Requirements_for_Expenses_on_Employee_W-2s\"><\/span>Reporting Requirements for Expenses on Employee W-2&#8217;s:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IF the type of reimbursement (or other expense allowance) arrangement is under<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>An Accountable Plan with<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>THEN the employer reports on Form W-2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Actual expense reimbursement:<br>Adequate counting made and excess returned.<\/td><td>No amount.<br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Actual expense reimbursement:<br>Adequate accounting and return of excess are both required by excess not returned.<\/td><td>The excess amount as wages in box 1.<br><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Per diem or mileage allowance up to the federal rate: Adequate accounting made and excess returned.<\/td><td>No amount.<br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Per diem or mileage allowance up to the rederal rate:<br>Adequate accounting made up to the federal rate only and excess not returned.<\/td><td>The excess amount as wages in box 1. The amount up to the federal rate is reported only in box 12 (code L)&#8211;it is not reported in box 1.<br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A Nonaccountable Plan with:<br>Either adequate accounting or return of excess (or both) is not required by the plan.<\/td><td>The entire amount as wages in box 1.<br><br><br><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No reimbursement plan.<\/td><td>The entire amount as wages in box 1.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find this table on the IRS website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/publications\/p535\/ch11.html#en_US_2013_publink1000209240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2sXMFNr\" target=\"_blank\">Check Out Falcon Expenses<\/a><\/strong><br>Falcon Expenses is a fully mobile expense tracking and reporting solution that can help you with your accountable plan. If you&#8217;re on a desktop it&#8217;s best to use your phone and search for Falcon Expenses on the app store. It&#8217;s free to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nonaccountable-plans\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nonaccountable_Plans\"><\/span>Nonaccountable Plans<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-a-nonaccountable-plan\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_nonaccountable_plan\"><\/span>What is a nonaccountable plan?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A nonaccountable plan is when a business provides employees with an allowance for business expenses or travel that does not need to be justified to the employer. This means that the employee does not need to create and submit expense reports to their employer. This money is considered taxable income and should be included on the employee&#8217;s W2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nonaccountable-plan-overview\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nonaccountable_Plan_Overview\"><\/span>Nonaccountable Plan Overview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All amounts paid, or treated as paid, under a nonaccountable plan are reported as wages on Form W-2. The payments are subject to income tax withholding, social security, Medicare, and federal unemployment taxes. You can deduct the reimbursement as compensation or wages only to the extent it meets the deductibility tests for employees\u2019 pay in chapter 2. Deduct the allowable amount as compensation or wages on the appropriate line of your income tax return, as provided in its instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Any unsubstantiated expenses reimbursed under these arrangements cannot be treated as reimbursed under an accountable plan. Instead, treat the reimbursed expenses as paid under a nonaccountable plan. In addition, this same rule applies to any excess reimbursement that is not returned within a reasonable period of time, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>** Meals and Entertainment expenses also include related expenses such as taxes, tips, admissions (to, say, a nightclub). In addition to rent, to hold a dinner or cocktail party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-50-limit-does-not-apply-to-either-of-the-following\">The 50% limit does not apply to either of the following:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Expenses for meals or entertainment treated as: <ul><li>Compensation to an employee who was the recipient of the meals or entertainment.     <\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Wages subject to withholding of federal income tax.    <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Expenses of meals or entertainment if: <ul><li>A recipient of the meals or entertainment who is not your employee has to include the expenses in gross income. Further, this income must be as compensation for services or as a prize or award.   <\/li><\/ul><ul><li>The company includes <g class=\"gr_ gr_110 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"110\" data-gr-id=\"110\">th<\/g>is amount on a Form 1099 issued to the recipient if a Form 1099 is required.    <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>*** A highly compensated employee meets the following requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Owned a 10% or more interest in the business during the year or the proceeding year.<\/li><li>Received more than $115,000 in pay for the preceding year. The company can choose to only include employees that were in the top 20% of employees when ranked by pay for the preceding year.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/publications\/p535\/ch11.html#en_US_2013_publink1000209148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">IRS Publication 535, Ch 11, Other Expenses, Reimbursement of Travel, Meals, and Entertainment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-can-i-easily-meet-these-expense-reporting-requirements\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_I_easily_meet_these_expense_reporting_requirements\"><\/span>How can I easily meet these expense reporting requirements?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><g class=\"gr_ gr_6 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"6\" data-gr-id=\"6\">Flacon<\/g> Expenses mobile software provides an easy and convenient way for your employees to upload all of their receipts, log all of their mileage and track billable hours. In regards to receipts for expenses, all of the information for adequate reporting is in your employees&#8217; fingers tips as the expense is incurred. Therefore, corporations and their employees no longer deal with missing information and inadequate reports. With Falcon Expenses, employees take pictures of receipts, add a reason for the expense in the comments. Further, custom tags such as project code, or customer name can be added. Also, preprogrammed and custom categories can be added to expenses as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Download Falcon Expenses (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2sXMFNr\" target=\"_blank\">Download Falcon Expenses<\/a><br><\/strong>It&#8217;s free. And check out if it will work for your company. If you&#8217;re on a desktop it&#8217;s best to use your phone and search for Falcon Expenses on the app store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-falcon-expenses\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_Falcon_Expenses\"><\/span>About Falcon Expenses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Falcon Expenses is a top-rated expense and mileage tracker app for self-employed and small businesses to track expenses and tax deductions. <strong><em>Falcon customers record $6,600, on average, in annual tax deductions. Get started today. <\/em><\/strong>The longer you wait, the more tax deductions you miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Automatically track mileage expenses and expenses, keep an odometer log, receipt vault and log billable hours. Quickly organize expenses by time period, project, or client. Easily create expense reports and mileage logs with your expense data to email to anyone in PDF or spreadsheet formats, all from your phone. 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