Referral money from Vendor

[kvarun]

Hi- I am on my H1b. I referred few folks to my vendor for some project. Now my vendor wants to pay me some referral money every month. Can I ask him to write me a cheque every month? Is it legal ? Do I need to pay taxes on this money?

Thanks

[raghvi]

Hi- I am on my H1b. I referred few folks to my vendor for some project. Now my vendor wants to pay me some referral money every month. Can I ask him to write me a cheque every month? Is it legal ? Do I need to pay taxes on this money?

Thanks

Why is the vendor giving you referral money? While on H1 its illegal to get money apart from W2.

This is my opinion not legal advice.