The entrepreneur will not include expenses on strong drinks as tax-deductible costs – reported “Rzeczpospolita”. She explained that according to the tax office, you can run a business without alcohol, even if your contractors like it.
“If I do not offer the artists alcohol, the event may not take place and I will lose my earnings and reputation. These arguments did not convince the tax office, which did not agree to include purchases of strong drinks in tax costs,” we read.
As “Rz” wrote, an entrepreneur involved in organizing concerts applied for an interpretation. It provides comprehensive services to artists, providing them with a hotel, a hall, sound equipment, security, medical care and food, she added.
Alcohol in business? According to the tax office, it is not necessary
As the daily explained, the scope of his duties is determined by contracts and the so-called riders, i.e. sets of musicians' requirements.
“They describe in detail what they expect from the organizer, including what alcohol they should serve. Usually, the types are given (vodka, whisky, gin, liqueur, wine, beer), sometimes specific brands or names,” the newspaper said. .
Can alcohol expenses be included in… costs of obtaining revenues? “The entrepreneur claims that it is. The supply of strong drinks is his obligation under the concluded contract,” we read in “Rz”. “What does the tax office say about this? It admitted that ensuring that artists' requirements are met is very important in an entrepreneur's business. However, it is difficult to accept the thesis that the consumption of alcoholic beverages affects the income generated from this business,” the newspaper explained.
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