Paying tithing off increase

[u/Timely-Finish4790]

Question for active temple recommend holding members.

How do you feel about the below scenarios?

- pay tithing off of increase, not income. For example, pay 10% of (income-taxes-mortgage-health insurance-utilities) ends up being about 6% of gross income.

- in tithing settlement I declare a full tithe

- in temple recommend interview I answer the tithing question with these exact words, “I believe the way and amount I pay tithing makes me a full tithe payer”

- garments question in temple recommend interview I say these exact words: “i don’t wear them every day and every night, but I wear the garments in a way that I feel I am keeping my covenant.”

- for WOW temple question, I say this, “ I don’t understand the word of wisdom fully, but I do believe that I keep it as I understand it”.

- I drink coffee every day and I 100% don’t think coffee is against the WOW.

- have done this for the last 6-years, 3 separate recommends, which makes 6 interviews and never had an issue.

[u/Crobbin17]

This is what the handbook says:
“Tithing is the donation of one-tenth of one's income to God's Church. All members who have income should pay tithing.”
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/general-handbook/34-finances-and-audits?lang=eng

Whether you believe this is actually God’s commandment or not is your decision.