Deducting Expenses - Ma'aser Kesafim
Question
Hello, I wanted to ask: when calculating Ma'aser Kesafim, should I also consider expenses? For example, if someone earns 100 shekels but it costs 10 shekels to get to work, should the tithe be calculated from 90 shekels or 100 shekels?
Answer
Hello
The tithe is only from the profit, not from the total gross income.
Therefore, any direct expense for the purpose of work should be deducted from the profit calculation.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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