Previously, this could have been possible based on a Tax Court case involving gift certificates for Hallmark products Hallmark Cards gave its employees which were worded to insure that the certificates were redeemable for merchandise only.
For the American businessman, see Ronald Perelman. Ronald N. Ron Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor and voice actor.
Ron had a 9-year career from 1995 to 2003 playing for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1999 with the Twins.