Reply To: Maaser

Well, once this thread has been bumped back up, here is what my Rav told me:

Its 10% of your after tax money

If you are having trouble paying basic expenses (like food, mortgage, electric etc) you can deduct your expenses but you need to be honest with yourself. So, if you are leasing a $700/month BMW, time to trade it in for a much cheaper car. If you are already being frugal, then you can deduct some expenses before maaser. A very iffy situation that I would go back to my Rav if I felt it was really neccesary.

Maaser can be used for yeshiva tuition

Maaser does not need to be paid off by Rosh Hashana.