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# However, if one buys books with Ma'aser money, one must be careful to loan them to others unless one is using them (in which case one's use takes precedence). He should also be careful to write on them "from Ma'aser money", so that his children later don't take possession of them <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 34:4 </ref>. | # However, if one buys books with Ma'aser money, one must be careful to loan them to others unless one is using them (in which case one's use takes precedence). He should also be careful to write on them "from Ma'aser money", so that his children later don't take possession of them <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 34:4 </ref>. | ||
===Sources of Income=== | ===Sources of Income=== | ||
====Gross Income==== | |||
#Generally all income, including a salary, capital gain, or gift, are included in income for maaser.<Ref>Tosfot Taanit 9a, Vayichal Moshe Maaser Kesafim 2:1</ref> For deductions such as for business expenses see below [[#Deductions]]. | |||
====Gifts==== | ====Gifts==== | ||
#Some say that there's no minhag to give maaser for non-cash presents.<ref>Derech Emunah 7:27 quotes the Chazon Ish that someone who gets a non-cash present doesn't not have to give maaser on its value. In fnt. 67 he explains that the reason is that it wasn't included in the minhag. B'orach Tzedaka 10:7 agrees.</ref> | #Some say that there's no minhag to give maaser for non-cash presents.<ref>Derech Emunah 7:27 quotes the Chazon Ish that someone who gets a non-cash present doesn't not have to give maaser on its value. In fnt. 67 he explains that the reason is that it wasn't included in the minhag. B'orach Tzedaka 10:7 agrees.</ref> | ||
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====Stolen Cash Returned==== | ====Stolen Cash Returned==== | ||
#If someone retrieves money that was stolen from him he should give maaser for it unless he knew all along that he was going to get it back in which case he doesn't need to give maaser.<ref>>B'orach Tzedaka 10:6</ref> | #If someone retrieves money that was stolen from him he should give maaser for it unless he knew all along that he was going to get it back in which case he doesn't need to give maaser.<ref>>B'orach Tzedaka 10:6</ref> | ||
===Deductions=== | ===Deductions=== | ||
====Losses or Theft==== | ====Losses or Theft==== | ||
