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IRS Poised to Start Taxing Employer Provided Lunches
Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 12 Sep 2014 | John Semmens

Posted on 09/15/2014 9:20:50 AM PDT by John Semmens

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1 posted on 09/15/2014 9:20:50 AM PDT by John Semmens
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To: John Semmens

Cause I’m the tax man..yeah I’m the tax man.


2 posted on 09/15/2014 9:22:30 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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I hate this stupid satire pieces. Be aware they are looking a the lunch practices Google and Apple. Life may imitate satire in this case.


3 posted on 09/15/2014 9:23:29 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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Just so this is clear to everyone - the original story is NOT SATIRE. The IRS is going after employer provided lunches.

I assume the satire comes in with the retro-active part....for now.


4 posted on 09/15/2014 9:24:52 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: John Semmens

When I was a kid over 60 years ago the old retired Station Master on the railroad said that the way things are going they will put a meter around your neck and charge you for the air you breath. We are almost there.


5 posted on 09/15/2014 9:28:32 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: Resolute Conservative

When the loss of revenue was the inevitable result of jacking up tobacco taxes here in Michigan, the legislature immediately went looking for new sources and free food eaten by restaurant employees was at the top of the list.


6 posted on 09/15/2014 9:29:06 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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To: mountainlion
they will put a meter around your neck and charge you for the air you breath. We are almost there.

Carbon taxes.
7 posted on 09/15/2014 9:29:47 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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Carbon taxes.

He said oxygen but it is strange how true he was. We will have carbon taxes, oxygen taxes, water taxes...


8 posted on 09/15/2014 9:32:24 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: John Semmens

Well it is income. So is paid parking, paid on-site daycare services, paid gym memberships, etc., etc.


9 posted on 09/15/2014 9:34:19 AM PDT by Lorianne (fedgov, taxporkmoney)
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This is what they went after Ray Nagin for.


10 posted on 09/15/2014 9:35:29 AM PDT by Plummz (pro-constitution, anti-corruption)
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There will certainly be an added penalty if the meals are not ‘Moosehell’ approved, watch and see.


11 posted on 09/15/2014 9:40:09 AM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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I hate satire pieces because they give ideas to the government bureaucrats on how to burden us more than we already are!


12 posted on 09/15/2014 9:41:52 AM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: lacrew
Just so this is clear to everyone - the original story is NOT SATIRE. The IRS is going after employer provided lunches.

We would have non-mandatory meetings at lunctime where free lunches were provided by both the company and vendors. I always felt giving up my time was paying for the lunch although the IRS would probably disagree.

13 posted on 09/15/2014 9:42:24 AM PDT by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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This may be satire, but company provided benefits like lunches are already taxed. I had to pay taxes on the company provided vehicle I used. It is only a small step to tax “Free” meals provided by your employer.


14 posted on 09/15/2014 9:43:09 AM PDT by Chuckster (The longer I live the less I care about what you think.)
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So should employee also be taxed for the free air xonditioning?,Or is that part of. oSHA and good practices?

Can we keep the nasty of the government nanny Roman parasites out yet?


15 posted on 09/15/2014 9:47:08 AM PDT by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall not be infringed)
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What's next, tax the chair, desk, computer and cubicle at work?
I think we should tax liberals by the word for everything stupid they say, we'll all be rich!

16 posted on 09/15/2014 9:51:06 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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Around once a month, we get a pizza lunch. Also, we do have the ‘non-mandatory’ lunch meetings occasionally. One of the office liberals tried to charge overhead time to his free lunch meeting, and was very upset when he couldn’t.

And vendors constantly give us free lunch. We have to earn education units for our licenses, so vendors ‘teach’ us about their product over lunch.

A tale of the company being on pins and needles - I got a free shirt, and it was on my W-2.


17 posted on 09/15/2014 9:52:29 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: John Semmens

As to the underlying, true, article:

The IRS doesn’t always win.

I remember about 20 years ago or so the IRS wanted businesses (small and large) to keep trip logs if you were deducting mileage or anything vehicle-related (the vehicle itself, gas, maintenance, etc.).

The backlash was intense and the idea was dropped (but not until a cottage industry of log makers sprung up).

They also talked about 10 years ago about taxing air miles, points, upgrades etc. of business travelers. Again, the backlash was intense and it was dropped.

This will follow that pattern, I am sure.


18 posted on 09/15/2014 9:59:44 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (AGW "Scientific method:" Draw your lines first, then plot your points)
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You got me again.

I thought this was real.


19 posted on 09/15/2014 10:00:05 AM PDT by sauropod (Fat Bottomed Girl: "What difference, at this point, does it make?")
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What's next, tax the chair, desk, computer and cubicle at work?

We just voted to kill the business property tax in Michigan and that's exactly the sort of thing it taxed.
20 posted on 09/15/2014 10:00:43 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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