Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 12:37     Subject: Getting paid by parent

Ask them to pay you in cash. Done.
Anonymous
Post 08/14/2025 19:55     Subject: Getting paid by parent

Call it a gift, stay under the annual, individual gift tax exclusion. Have your parent report the "gift" on their tax return. There's a spot for it.

Don't complicate it by calling it services--there are additional tax implications there for both you and your parents.

They are thanking you for being helpful with a "gift."