Applying reductions to Verpflegungsmehraufwand amounts on arrival/departure days

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The relevant law is Einkommensteuergesetz (EStG) § 9 Werbungskosten:

die [...] ermittelten Verpflegungspauschalen [sind] zu kürzen:

  1. für Frühstück um 20 Prozent,
  2. für Mittag- und Abendessen um jeweils 40 Prozent,

der [...] Verpflegungspauschale für einen vollen Kalendertag; die Kürzung darf die ermittelte Verpflegungspauschale nicht übersteigen.

Own translation:

[If free meals are included], the daily allowances have to be reduced by 20% for breakfast and 40% for lunch/dinner of the allowance for a full calendar day, reduction must not be larger than the allowance.

The allowance for a full day is currently 28€, so deductions are 11.20€ and 5.60€ respectively and calculation 2 is correct. If, for example, breakfast and lunch are included on the day of departure, the allowance for this day will be 0€. The daily allowance will be different for days spent outside of Germany.

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