Question:
A person who sells goods says: “I may clear about $40 on $100 worth of goods sold. I want to know how to pay the tithe on that. For example, when I collect $20, ought I to pay the tithe on the $20 or on what profit there is in it?”
Answer:
If we correctly understand the example, the tithe should be paid on the profit. If someone bought $10 worth of goods and sold them for $15, their income would be $5. The balance of $10 would go for the payment of the purchase of the goods. Their tithe would be paid, not on the $15, nor the $10, but on the $5, and would therefore be $0.50.
“Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.” (Deuteronomy 14:22).
