Our firm gave us $50 Amazon gift cards for Administrative Professionals Day. Well today on our pay stubs, they charged it to us as income so we have to pay taxes. Thanks but no thanks. What’s next, charging us for luncheons and coffee?

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That sucks, the should at least give you the cash if they’re going to do that 🤣 My firm gives us our bonuses at the end of the year on visa gift cards so we’re NOT taxed on them.

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Technically this is what’s required by law and the visa gift cards workaround is technically non-compliant. What they should have done is also pay you extra cash through payroll so that they covered the taxes and the gift cards would be net of taxes.

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I have experienced this before, and as MP1 above said, it’s unfortunate but required. I guess that way the employer can’t dodge payroll taxes by giving bonuses as gift cards.

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Yeah my firm started doing this last year... I get why they’re doing it, but it’s not like I’m using a gift card the same way as cash…

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Wow!!! I would put up a stink. Bet they are claiming it as a write off but making you pay taxes on it? No double dipping.

Omg what!

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