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Meal Expense Deduction
Definition:
Generally, you can deduct only 50% of your business-re-lated meal expenses while traveling away from your tax home for business purposes. Also, you can generally deduct only 50% of certain reimbursements you make to your employees for meal expenses they incur while traveling away from home on business.
Exemptions
Definition:
Amount that taxpayers can claim for themselves, their spouses, and eligible dependents. There are two types of exemptions-personal and dependency. Each exemption reduces the income subject to tax. The exemption amount is a set amount that changes from year to year.
Compulsory payroll tax
Definition:
An automatic tax collected from employers and employees to finance specific programs.
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