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"I'd rather get money that I could then spend on lunch, than get free lunch." In the US, free lunch at work is not considered income for the purposes of taxati
by elgenie 11y ago
"I'd rather get money that I could then spend on lunch, than get free lunch."
In the US, free lunch at work is not considered income for the purposes of taxation [1], but salary that you'd be using towards lunch would be taxed. So, if you eat lunch at work either way, you're going to be getting about 1⅔ as much lunch in-kind as opposed to in salary (assuming marginal 40% state+federal tax).
And that's setting aside the issue of whether it's a good use of your time/energy/willpower to contemplate what/where/how to feed yourself in the middle of your workday.
[1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/119 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/119
- toomanybeersies 11y agoI guess for me I enjoy getting out of the office and finding lunch. I'd prefer to get a couple of percent less "lunch money" and get the choice to find my own lunch. It's more that it's a mental and physical break from work, and a good reason to stretch my legs. I can't stand being cooped up in an office for a full 8 hours at a stretch.
- cookiecaper 11y ago>assuming marginal 40% state+federal tax Very few people in the US pay that.