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Level 5
January 30, 2026

Day care providers

  • January 30, 2026
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Does anyone know of the 2025 meal reimbursement (breakfast, lunch and snacks) rates for in home day care providers?  I can only find the 2024 on the IRS site.

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    Level 15
    January 30, 2026

    Assuming you mean the allowable amount for the tax deduction, for the 48 states:

    • $1.66 for breakfast
    • $3.15 for lunch/dinner
    • $0.93 for snacks.
    BobKamman
    Level 15
    January 30, 2026

    @TaxGuyBill But those can't be right.  They're higher than the 2024 amounts, and grocery prices are going down.  I heard it on Fox News.