Will you be liable tax for for receiving a company check with your name on it?

Question

If you received a company check with your name on it, but you decided to deposit in on someones bank account, will you be liable for tax?

Answer 1

What you do with the check after you get it has no effect on what taxes you owe.

Answer 2

What was the check for? Was it payment for services, or paying you for selling the company something?

If the check is income to you, you cannot avoid tax on the income by assigning that income to someone else.