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    Joyce M Quayle Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    May 1, 2009, 06:29 AM
    Per Diem
    Is Per Diem Taxable? If I am paying an employee for out of town meals, $8.00 per day while working on a special project.
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    May 1, 2009, 08:18 AM

    1. No
    2. Seems the poor employee may starve on $8/day.
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    May 1, 2009, 06:37 PM

    Perhaps it is only meant to be lunch, like what the employee would eat while at work.
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