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Is Egg Donor Compensation Taxable?
With the compensation egg donors receive usually described in an egg donation contract as payment for pain and suffering, time and inconvenience rather than for the eggs retrieved and donated, you may be wondering if the donor’s compensation from egg donation reportable income on your annual taxes is. The simple answer to this question is yes. In the eyes of the Internal Revenue Services (IRS), egg donation is considered to be compensation for services rendered, thus the paym

Ralph M. Tsong
Apr 13, 20232 min read


What's in an egg donation contract
An egg donation contract is a legal written agreements between the intended parents and the egg donor. The process of egg donation usually commences when the intended parents choose their egg donor candidate. This will be followed by medical screening of the candidate with the IVF clinic, which may include genetic screening. The candidate also does psychological screening with a mental health professional. Once cleared, it goes to the lawyers which leads to the drafting of th

Ralph M. Tsong
Mar 23, 20234 min read


Oklahoma Court Grants Parentage to Sperm Donor Over Nonbiological Mom
Kris Williams, right, and Rebekah Wilson with their son. Courtesy Kris William Some states, such as California and Washington, have laws that guarantee the parentage of parents through third party assisted reproductive technology (ART) and at the same time, have created simplified adoption processes for those parents. However, in other states, parents’ only option may be just an old-school style adoption. This happened to the recently decided case in Oklahoma Court where it g

Ralph M. Tsong
Mar 16, 20233 min read


Being an Egg Donor
Interested in being an Egg Donor? Curious about what being an Egg Donor entails? If you answered yes to any of those two questions then continue reading below! What is the egg donation process like? Becoming an egg donor is a big decision that will leave an impact on both the egg donor and the intended parents. Egg donors have different reasons for making their decision; for some it’s about making a difference in someone else’s life, while for others the financial compensatio

Ralph M. Tsong
Apr 5, 20224 min read
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