Honorariums
An honorarium is a one‐time nominal payment made to an individual (not a corporation, business or partnership), who is not an employee, for a special and non‐recurring activity or event with a short duration for which a fee is not legally or customarily required and which fixed business price has not been set.
If the amount or timing of the payment is negotiated and agreed upon, it is considered a contractual agreement, and should be processed as a payment for personal services, not an honorarium.
Honoraria are typically paid to persons of scholarly or professional standing expertise with the intent of showing good will and appreciation for a voluntarily service to the MFA.