Gift to traveling Pastor

by Greg Poynter
(Albuquerque, NM)

If our church has a Pastor who is not of our church stop on his way through town, we give that person about $100 for travel expenses. They did not come to our church for any reason other than fellowship. We allow them to speak and at the end of service we slip them a check. It is never a case where the person expects any payment of any kind. Should we be listing this as a taxable event?

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