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Drinks will continue to be taxed at <strong>19%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This change in the law affects not only restaurants, but also <strong>companies that charge business meals, business trips and entertainment expenses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-234yxav-2a15c2cbace967ab62cdc7ff60bcac68\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-234yxav-2a15c2cbace967ab62cdc7ff60bcac68{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-234yxav-2a15c2cbace967ab62cdc7ff60bcac68 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mjsfyrsa-d74c451b164149e0ee512eecab1e119a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mjsfyrsa-d74c451b164149e0ee512eecab1e119a .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mjsfyrsa-d74c451b164149e0ee512eecab1e119a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Effects on entertainment costs and expenses<\/h3>\n<p>The new regulation means for travel expense reports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Changed VAT on meals<\/li>\n<li>Different tax rates for food and beverages continue to apply<\/li>\n<li>Higher requirements for correct document entry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The time and effort involved in manually checking tax rates increases, especially for many business meals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1iqp0xj-5a6e2fbca85af20ccb16b9e2ddb928be\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1iqp0xj-5a6e2fbca85af20ccb16b9e2ddb928be{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1iqp0xj-5a6e2fbca85af20ccb16b9e2ddb928be hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mjsg2zop-5e0fc4a05ac22e7384fef9ab5b054e22\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mjsg2zop-5e0fc4a05ac22e7384fef9ab5b054e22 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mjsg2zop-5e0fc4a05ac22e7384fef9ab5b054e22 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>How Spesenfuchs takes the new regulation into account<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Spesenfuchs automatically takes the new VAT regulation into account for receipts from 01.01.2026.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe software ensures that entertainment receipts are processed correctly and displayed correctly for tax purposes &#8211; <strong>without any additional manual effort.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your advantages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Correct VAT rates<\/li>\n<li>Clean accounting of hospitality costs<\/li>\n<li>GoBD-compliant documentation<\/li>\n<li>Fewer errors in accounting and tax audits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The changes in detail:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hospitality receipts will receive an additional field for an additional amount for drinks if the hospitality is provided in Germany from 1.1.2026. This way, you can continue to enter hospitality in one step and not have to split the receipt. In the field for the meal, the reduced VAT rate valid on the voucher date is offered and the field for the drinks is preset with the full VAT rate valid on the voucher date.<\/li>\n<li>Spesenfuchs will also offer an additional field for drinks in hotel receipts for overnight stays in Germany with breakfast from January 1, 2026. 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