# Notary journal fee **URL:** \ **Category:** Beginner's Questions\ **Created:** [March 15, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/notary-journal-fee/32361 "2022-03-15T00:42:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![redrobinnotary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@redrobinnotary](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/redrobinnotary)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/notary-journal-fee/32361/1 "2022-03-15T00:42:50Z")
Hi, newbie question. What fee do you put in your notary journal. Say you do a signing and are paid $100.00. In the signing they only have 3 notarizations, just say. Now in Md, the fee is$4 per notarization. So, in the journal, would I put $12 for the 3 notarizations or would I put the$100 I was paid. I think it should be the$12 because the journal is for notarial acts, right? I’d like to know so I don’t make an error. ---
**Author:** ![jnewberry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/jnewberry/32/33802_2.png) [@jnewberry](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/jnewberry)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/notary-journal-fee/32361/2 "2022-03-15T14:48:32Z")
If you are deducting notary fees on your federal tax return you should keep track of the number of notarizations for each closing and multiply by the statutory fee. What you are paid by a signing service would not factor in the deduction. ---
**Author:** ![redrobinnotary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@redrobinnotary](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/redrobinnotary)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/notary-journal-fee/32361/3 "2022-03-15T16:36:30Z")
Thanks for explanation. Helps a lot. I’ll contact you when I get ready to do taxes. Lol. ---
**Author:** ![Aceiswild2k6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/aceiswild2k6/32/30002_2.png) [@Aceiswild2k6](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/Aceiswild2k6)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/notary-journal-fee/32361/4 "2022-03-18T04:00:24Z")
how do you guys survive at $4 dollars per notarization in Florida its 10.00… that’s very low !! ---
**Author:** ![redrobinnotary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@redrobinnotary](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/redrobinnotary)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/notary-journal-fee/32361/5 "2022-03-18T11:54:51Z")
That’s it I’m moving. Lol Your right. It sucks. ---
**Author:** ![dragonbkm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/dragonbkm/32/27667_2.png) [@dragonbkm](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/dragonbkm)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/notary-journal-fee/32361/6 "2022-03-18T14:03:34Z")
Do LSA work with direct clients and not touch GNW(MD) ---
**Author:** ![LindaH-FL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8baadc/32.png) [@LindaH-FL](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/LindaH-FL)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/notary-journal-fee/32361/7 "2022-03-18T14:12:01Z")
@redrobinnotary to answer your direct question, journal not required in Florida but I did put fees in it to back up my Schedule C - I’d enter the whole fee but like this If doing one notarization for $50 (we can charge $10/notarization in FL) - I would enter “10/40” indicating $10 for notarization and $40 travel/time/service fee. I also kept a separate log of monies received - 5 columns - date, payee/job, notarization fee, travel/time fee, total - also to back up my Schedule C. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![VIPnotaryCO](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/vipnotaryco/32/27834_2.png) [@VIPnotaryCO](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/VIPnotaryCO)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/notary-journal-fee/32361/8 "2022-03-20T21:48:14Z")
Yep, I haven’t touch just GNW since June 2007.