There is a way to pay employees for meals when working over time as a tax free fringe benefit plus get a full deduction for your company. Plus this does not exclude the owner-employee from this fringe.
To qualify for this the payment has to:
1) Be occasional
2) Enable the extension of the workday to include overtime
3) Enable the employee to work overtime
If these items are not met, the money becomes taxable compensation and must go on the employee’s W2.
We can explore this further if you like.