<div>My guess would be that it is taxable.</div> <div> </div> <div>I work for a church, and occassionally I get what are called "love offerings" from people, just for no reason, I guess for doing good work. A lot of this money goes thru the church, and I get a check. Sure enough, on my W-2's, there is that added income in the wages box, even though it wasn't my regular income.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Matthew<BR><BR><B><I>Alan Barnard <tune4u@earthlink.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <STYLE> <!-- p { MARGIN: 0px; } --> </STYLE> <div>Tuned a Steinway M today that did belong to one customer, now belongs to another, who has become a good friend over the years. I had been on the lookout for the right piano for this gentleman for a couple of years and introduced the two people.</div> <div></div> <div>After tuning
it, he wrote me a check and said "I'm adding $200 to this in appreciation for finding me this great piano." </div> <div></div> <div>"Wow," says I, "Thanks". It was a total surprise because I had not asked for or expected any finders or sellers fees and really didn't do much more than make a couple of phone calls.</div> <div></div> <div>Question: Is this $200 a gift, or is it a "fee" that I have to report as business income for taxes?</div> <div></div> <div>Seems like a grey area to me.</div> <div></div> <div>Alan Barnard<BR>Salem, MO<BR></div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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