Taxes on egg donation: should payment be taxable income?

I beg your pardon · 2015-12-03 09:32:53 UTC

Hello, I would like to share my opinion to all of you regarding egg donation and surrogacy, because the term "egg donation" has become a bit of a misnomer, at least here in the US. I've read some of your articles about egg donation in Spain and I find this fertility treatment is way more fair than here in the US, where it has turned into a "sale/purchase" reproductive alternative. Originally, egg donation, as the word "donation" itself suggests, was an altruistic thing, above all. I understand donors are given a courtesy amount of money, because she undergoes a wide range of risks, and that should be rewarded in some way. But as I see it now, donors are typically compensated, and compensated very well. What's the point? Far from being altruistic, it's become another business. That's why I want to know if there exist any taxes on egg donation. I mean, if the payment is taxable income or not. If so, I agree with that even though most donors don't. This way, only those who really want to "donate" in the true sense of the term will engage into this process. What does the IRS say about that? Thanks

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