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What makes somethings taxable?

MomLife — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:51:30 GMT

I work some get paid to sites. Prodege who owns swagbucks and a few others states on their site that discover offers which include games that pay you to download and/or reach a specific level and sign up offers aren't taxable. They also do shop rebates which aren't taxable either similar to ibotta. Surveys and a few other things are taxable.

I expect to get a 1099 for my redemptions which will include all of those things I mentioned. I'm responsible for figuring it out.

What makes games not taxable?

Re: What makes somethings taxable?

Anonymous_ — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 23:20:33 GMT

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/61

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/subtitle-A/chapter-1/subchapter-B/part-III

Re: What makes somethings taxable?

MomLife — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 20:42:46 GMT

That really doesn't help me so I'll ask a different question:

Rebates: If I bought something and got a monetary kick back because I bought it, it isn't taxable, correct?

So if I played a game, made an in app purchase, would that meet the rebate requirement and I can deduct the kick back from my income?

Re: What makes somethings taxable?

Anonymous_ — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 21:30:25 GMT

You are correct; this is not income but simply a rebate on your purchase (like a discount) and not taxable.