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Cash gifting programs have a bad reputation because they are considered to be something along the lines of a Ponzi scheme. This may be the case for some cash gifting programs, but others are reputable way of earning money. A cash gifting program that does not present itself as a business opportunity such as a multi-level marketing business is not doing anything illegal. The cash gifting program that does not seek people to invest in a company has not broken any laws. If it does not present itself as a business that has shareholders, offices or has a name attached to it, the cash gifting program has not attempted to defraud the people who join it.

Legitimate cash gifting programs that do not present themselves in the manner described above are considered to be transactions permissible by the United States and Canadian governments, because citizens of both these countries have the right to give money to anyone they would like. Those in the United States who follow the rules outlined in Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax code, specifically sections 2501-2504 as well as 2511, have protected themselves against any liability.

The rules of cash gifting programs are easy to follow. Those who have been invited to join must be at least 18 years of age. In the beginning, the new people who have been invited to join will be doing the giving, but these people progress on to those who are receiving, and each individual member has the freedom to decide how much they will give to the project. Cash gifting programs do not have the hierarchy like network marketing businesses do, and one member does not receive more than another because he joined the membership earlier.

Cash gifting programs are also known as private sharing clubs indulging in a private activity. These clubs are not a pyramid scheme because they are not created to defraud people with bogus products; these programs are not selling anything. If before joining a cash gifting program people check them out thoroughly and then follow the tax laws of their countries, they will find that they are not participating in anything illegal.

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Where can one find information about cash gifting online?

There are many articles online related to cash gifting. A simple search will pull up many different options to review. Before entering into any home business one should contact the Better Business Bureau to ensure that the business is legitimate.


What is cash gifting?

Cash Gifting is a way for individuals to "gift" one another money where one person is the recipient of the gifts of many who come after them.


Are Cash Gifting Programs legal in the U.S.?

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What is the cash gifting program?

A cash gifting program is like a pyramid scheme. A pyramid scheme is a business model that promises participants payment for enrolling other people in the business.


Cash Gifting Programs?

Cash gifting is the name given to an assortment of membership programs which all share a similar objective. People join cash gifting programs to make money. Although cash gifting could be considered a business opportunity given its income incentive, operators of these program insist that they are not businesses, and discourage members from thinking about them like businesses or telling other prospective members that they are being recruited into a business. The method used to generate income in cash gifting is to share gifts of money with other members. When someone joins a cash gifting program, they are compelled to send a certain sum of money to the member who recruited them to join the program. The money is given in the form of a gift. This gift is given by new members immediately upon joining, and it passes immediately to their sponsoring member. In addition to the starting gift, in most programs, members also pay a monthly membership fee for services, including a website and a recruiting system. These systems combine various marketing techniques designed to attract new members, such as lead generation and maintenance, advertising through email and other means, and follow up contact with prospects. Monthly fees range from $50 to more than $500. Once a new member has paid their starting gift to the member that recruited them, they may move into position to start receiving gifts of their own from members they recruit. In many cash gifting programs, however, there is a requirement that before a member can receive gifts from new members, he or she must first recruit one or more new members who become members under their sponsor instead of under them. This is the so-called "pass up" requirement. Some programs have a "one up" requirement, in which new members must pass only one of their recruited members to their sponsor before being able to receive gifts. This is a form of membership qualifying, and may even be called qualifying. It is called one up because organizationally, a member's sponsor is one level up from them in the organization. Not every cash gifting system requires qualifying or requires members to pass a member to their sponsor. In some programs, members are qualified immediately upon joining with no further qualifying. There are many cash gifting programs in operation today. There is generally a high turnover among these programs, with new ones quickly going out of business. Some programs, however, have been in existence for several years. Cash gifting programs are often compared to the Ponzi Scheme, a business practice from the early 20th century in which the promoter recruited new members with the promise of high returns on their investments, only to use money received from new members to pay existing members, rather than earning profits for distribution. Pyramid schemes are similar. Gifting programs are compared to the Ponzi Scheme because it is mathematically necessary for such a group to keep expanding perpetually in order to keep growing. Theoretically, if it does not, the program will collapse.


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When is cash gifting not legal?

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