(2022) Reduction due to the provision of meals

Field help: (2022) Reduction due to the provision of meals

This text refers to the Steuererklärung 2022. You can find the version for the Steuererklärung 2025 at:
(2025): Reduction due to the provision of meals

You have received meals if your employer or - on the employer's initiative - a third party has invited you to dinner. You have been provided with a meal, so the additional meal expenses must be reduced accordingly.

Example 1: At the request of your employer, you take part in a training seminar. Lunch is included in the conference allowance.

Example 2: You are on a business trip and breakfast is included in the hotel bill.

The additional meal expenses must then be reduced. The following percentages apply to the calculation of the reduction amount:

20 % for breakfast
40 % for lunch
40 % for dinner

These percentages always refer to the meal allowance for an absence of 24 hours.

Since the daily flat-rate allowance for Germany is 28 Euro, this results in the following reduction amounts:

5,60 Euro for breakfast
11,20 Euro for lunch
11,20 Euro for dinner

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