Publication 17
taxmap/pub17/p17-063.htm#en_us_publink1000171969If you host a party or event at which sales are made, any gift or gratuity you receive for giving the event is a payment for helping a direct seller make sales. You must report this item as income at its fair market
value.
Your out-of-pocket party expenses are subject to the 50% limit for meal and entertainment expenses. These expenses are deductible as miscellaneous itemized deductions subject to the 2%-of-AGI limit on Schedule A (Form 1040), but only up to the amount of income you receive for giving the party.
For more information about the 50% limit for meal and entertainment expenses, see
chapter 26.