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[Q & A] Is Benevolence Taxable Income?

[Q & A] Is Benevolence Taxable Income?
April 14, 2021 | by Belinda Whitfield, Certfied Public Accountant,

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Is Benevolence Taxable Income?

I will tell you this is one question that comes up quite often, when it comes time to doing 1099 reporting. Someone will ask or mention this to me;

“Belinda, we have a lot of benevolence payments that we’re making to the needy. Sometimes we’re helping them with rent,” or you may even be helping them with utility bills and you wonder, should you be reporting that income or those payments that you’re making to those individuals on a 1099?"

The response is no. Benevolence payments, that’s charitable support that you’re providing to your members is not taxable income, so you don’t have to track that. You don’t ask to ask them for a W-9, and you don’t have to report it on a 1099.

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Written by Belinda Whitfield, Certfied Public Accountant

Belinda Whitfield is a certified public accountant that specializes in serving churches and non-profit organizations. Through her firm, Whitfield & Associates, she provides tax services, accounting and compliance oversight and strategic planning for churches and non-profits throughout the United States.

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