Exclusive: No more free meals for tech workers? IRS advances project that could tax on-site food perks

The idea that there’s no such thing as a free lunch could eventually ring true for Silicon Valley employees who get complimentary meals at work, as the Internal Revenue Service and Department of the Treasury have taken a step closer to potentially taxing such meals. Last year, the IRS suggested in its Priority Guidance Plan that it was exploring modifying sections of the Tax Code concerning employer-provided meals that it believed were problematic. Two weeks ago, the agency suggested in its new…