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Ngā whakapaunga whakangahau Entertainment expenses

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Income tax Dates

  • JUN 28
    AIM instalments are due if you have a March balance date.
  • JUN 28
    Provisional tax payments are due if you have a March balance date and use the ratio option.
  • JUN 28
    Provisional tax payments are due if you have a March balance date and use the ratio option.
  • All Income tax dates

An entertainment expense where the benefits are enjoyed or received by employees may be subject to fringe benefit tax (FBT).

There are 3 major types of business entertainment expenses:

  • 100% deductible, not liable for FBT
  • 50% deductible, not liable for FBT
  • 100% deductible, liable for FBT.

These are summarised briefly below. Read our Entertainment expenses guide - IR268 to find out more about entertainment expenses.

100% deductible, not liable for FBT

Entertainment expenses will be 100% deductible and not liable for FBT if they’re completely business related.

This includes:

  • meals an employee buys while travelling on business (unless it is with an existing or potential business contact, or the meal is a celebration, reception or similar event – in these situations it would only be 50% deductible)
  • food and drink provided at a conference, education course or similar event that lasts at least 4 hours (unless the conference is mainly for entertainment – in which case it would only be 50% deductible)
  • light meals provided in a dining room for senior managers and consumed as part of their duties (such as sandwiches provided during a board meeting)
  • entertainment that promotes your business (as long as the public has the same access to this as your employees, business contacts or people associated with the business – if the public has less access it would only be 50% deductible)
  • entertainment that is only a secondary part of either a function that is open to the public, or any trade display (for example, serving coffee at your business’s trade display)
  • freebies promoting your business (such as branded stationery, but excluding any given to employees or people associated with you – these are only 50% deductible)
  • entertainment provided to someone who’s going to review it for publication (such as giving a free meal to food critics)
  • entertainment provided at a discount, if your business regularly provides entertainment at market prices (for example, offering half-price meals at your restaurant)
  • entertainment enjoyed outside of New Zealand.

50% deductible, not liable for FBT

Entertainment expenses will be 50% deductible and not liable for FBT if they are not completely business related. This includes entertainment that is away from work or out of usual working hours, so it has a 'significant private element'. The expense will be 50% deductible even if you think the private element was more or less than 50%.

Examples of this include:

  • entertainment at sports or cultural events (for example, a corporate box)
  • business use of a holiday home
  • hiring a boat, and providing food and drink to people on it
  • food and drink you provide for social events (such as parties) or in an area set aside for senior employees (though there is an exception for 'light meals' consumed as part of the manager’s duties, which are 100% deductible)
  • gifts of food and drink that benefit your business and are enjoyed privately by the person who receives them (for example, if you give a bottle of wine to each customer who buys a car off you)
  • 'supporting expenses' for other entertainment that’s 50% deductible, such as hire of wine glasses and wait staff for a party

100% deductible, liable for FBT

Entertainment expenses will be 100% deductible and liable for FBT if they are received by employees because of the work they do. Examples of this include rewards for good performance, such as a restaurant gift voucher or weekend away.

Entertainment expenses IR268 2021 (PDF 572KB) Download guide

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