Why free snacks at the office could soon get scrapped — thanks to new Trump tax law

A popular workplace perk — free office snacks — may be on the chopping block after President Trump’s newly signed tax law eliminated a longstanding deduction for employer-provided meals. 

Starting Jan. 1, US companies will no longer be able to deduct the cost of snacks, coffee or on-site lunches provided to employees.  

The change, which received little attention during the legislative process, is part of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill that he signed into law on July 4.  

Free office snacks may soon be a thing of the past for companies after passage of a new tax and spending bill. Franci Leoncio – stock.adobe.com

The legislation maintains the scheduled expiration of the food deduction, a move originally set in motion by Trump’s 2017 tax law, which had halved the deduction and scheduled its full elimination at the end of this year. 

The loss of the deduction affects a perk that

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