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. After tuning it, he wrote me a check and said "I'm adding $200 to this in appreciation for finding me this great piano." "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. Question: Is this $200 a gift, or is it a "fee" that I have to report as business income for taxes? Seems like a grey area to me. Alan Barnard Salem, MO -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070803/9b1f65c9/attachment.html
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