It's not a gift if both parties received something of value. If you notified a company of a security problem, and they gave you nothing, that would be a gift fr

It's not a gift if both parties received something of value. If you notified a company of a security problem, and they gave you nothing, that would be a gift from you to them. If a company gave you money out of the blue, that would be a gift from them to you. If you think the extra money will negatively affect your taxes (it won't), you can always decline it.