Meals on the Farm
What are the 2026 changes
If you provide meals to your farm workers or hired hands the deduction for these meals got a lot worse.
The Old Rule Was Simple Enough
Through 2025, most meals you provided to employees on the farm were deductible at 50%. That included meals furnished for the convenience of the operation, on-site cookhouse or cafeteria meals, and even the coffee and snacks you kept stocked in the shop. We know that many farmers tend to “bury” these costs somewhere else on their profit and loss statement, but this was the rule.
