When Are In-Kind Contributions Considered Income? Florida statute 61.302a.13 provides that "reimbursed expenses or in-kind payments to the extent that they reduce living expenses" shall be included in determining income. For example, the food that the family-owned restaurant provides is income. So too, are automobile and gasoline that an employer provides considered income. Leased vehicles, company cars and take-home vehicles have also been found to be in-kind payments that reduce living expenses and therefore income. Also, clothing allowances, housing, company paid credit cards that employers pay for are income to the employee. Next month I will talk about overtime and bonus income.

Be an empathetic listener: There are hundred of courses about public speaking, but very few that teach us how to listen. Attentive listening is a powerful negotiating tool, which enables us to understand the motivations of others.