Most of the organizations in my building purchase only the standard office fare by way of foods: coffee, juices, maybe some popcorn. The food purchasing habits of one non-profit, however, are complex enough that I am second-guessing the line that I have drawn between foods that should and shouldn't be included in the scope of this credit.
I assume that business lunches that the company pays for but which take place at a restaurant off site are excluded. And I assume that anything purchased for employees to consume in the office is included. I'm also including food/drink for meetings of the membership. But the organization also leads its members on nature expeditions. During these trips, food is purchased to be prepared at camp and restaurant meals are reimbursed. Should I include the groceries but exclude the restaurant meals? Camp meals don't seem too different from refreshments for member meetings in practice. What would you do?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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May 24, 2011 - 11:30 pm
Amanda, I agree with your logic in most of the examples you gave. With the groceries purchased for eating in camp, I am not sure they should be included. Do they enter the building, or are they prepared there? It seems like they need to be related to the building in some way to be eligible.I think to some extent you can interpret things as you need to, as long as you err on the side of inclusiveness, and overshoot the credit threshold.