# Gov't rewards-taxable?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/govt-rewards-taxable/88256>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 18, 2001, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/govt-rewards-taxable/88256 "2001-10-18T17:43:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oblong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/govt-rewards-taxable/88256/1 "2001-10-18T17:43:00Z")

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I see that they are offering a $1,000 000 reward in the Anthrax scare.

Would this be taxable since it comes from the gov’t?