01.03.2016 Subsidised meals for staff The finance ministry has issued a decree allowing employers to subsidise one meal daily for each employee working at his or her normal place of work with up to €6.20 (2016). The taxable benefit for the employee is the official rate for staff canteen meals of €3.10 in 2016. Categories: Official PronouncementsKeywords: canteen, staff meals
16.04.2014 No input tax deduction on employer’s canteen subsidy The Supreme Tax Court has held that an employer’s subsidy to a commercial caterer charged with running the staff canteen is a taxable supply in respect of a free-of-charge employee benefit. There is therefore no input tax deduction. Categories: Supreme Tax Court casesKeywords: employee benefit, canteen, subsidy