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"In literal proof to the adage that there's no such thing as a free lunch, the Internal Revenue Service is looking into making employees pay a tax for the gratis meals that have now become a fixture at some tech firms, according to a report.\nThe Wall Street Journal reports that there is a \"growing controversy among tax experts\" about how to treat free lunches. The IRS is also looking into the practice. Proponents of a such a tax argue that free food is akin to using a company car, which is taxable. On the other end of the debate, free lunch supporters say it's no different than providing food for workers in remote locations. Such \"noncompensatory\" meals aren't taxable. While workers at, say, Google's New York office would be hard pressed to make the same claim, tech companies argue that providing lunches helps employees work the type of long hours that have become the norm in the industry and part of its culture.\nWhat do you think? Should tech firms like Google be able to offer this untaxed perk or does that give them an advantage over smaller tech companies? Take our poll and let us know. \n\nShould Tech Firms' Free Lunches Be Taxed?\nImage by Mashable"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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