@rjs wrote:
Did the landlord pay you because they wanted you to move out of the house that you were renting?
Shoot, I missed that. If this was a landlord, who paid you to move out so they could sell or rent to someone else, then I would say
a. the payment is non-taxable as long as it is less than your rent payments for the year (a rent discount is not taxable income).
b. the payment is partially taxable if it is more than your rent. But it is not self-employment income, because it is not compensation for work performed for the landlord.
