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Not sure why I am posting this here, but can't find a Tax Sub.

Below is the new section on Ebay about sales over $600. Notice the "No need to worry— you only pay taxes on profits." Fuck, who has invoices from 10-20 years ago? and no mention about "No need to worry— you also get to claim the loss on sales."

Buy a collector car 20 years ago (wasn't a collector car then) for $1,000 and sell it for $10,000 in 2022 = $9000 profit. Buy a Honda in 2010 for $10,000 and sell it in 2022 for $1000 = $9,000 loss. Can I claim the loss?

Ebay Policy: Here’s what you need to know Starting on Jan 1, 2022, eBay and other marketplaces are required by the IRS to issue a Form 1099-K for all sellers who receive $600 or more in sales. The new tax reporting requirement will impact your 2022 sales and taxes that you file in 2023—it will not apply to your 2021 sales and taxes that you file in 2022. Throughout 2022, look for updates from us that will help explain what’s changed and what you need to do next. If you haven’t already given us your Social Security number (SSN) or Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN), we’ll ask you to provide it once you reach $600 in sales. No need to worry— you only pay taxes on profits. You won’t owe any taxes on something you sell for less than what you paid for it. For example, if you bought a bike for $1,000 last year and then sold it on eBay today for $700, that $700 you made would generally not be subject to income tax. While eBay is unable to give tax advice to our sellers, we want to help make dealing with taxes as easy as possible. Our goal is to help all sellers, casual or those selling as a business, with these new requirements.

Not sure why I am posting this here, but can't find a Tax Sub. Below is the new section on Ebay about sales over $600. Notice the "No need to worry— you only pay taxes on profits." Fuck, who has invoices from 10-20 years ago? and no mention about "No need to worry— you also get to claim the loss on sales." Buy a collector car 20 years ago (wasn't a collector car then) for $1,000 and sell it for $10,000 in 2022 = $9000 profit. Buy a Honda in 2010 for $10,000 and sell it in 2022 for $1000 = $9,000 loss. Can I claim the loss? Ebay Policy: Here’s what you need to know Starting on Jan 1, 2022, eBay and other marketplaces are required by the IRS to issue a Form 1099-K for all sellers who receive $600 or more in sales. The new tax reporting requirement will impact your 2022 sales and taxes that you file in 2023—it will not apply to your 2021 sales and taxes that you file in 2022. Throughout 2022, look for updates from us that will help explain what’s changed and what you need to do next. If you haven’t already given us your Social Security number (SSN) or Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN), we’ll ask you to provide it once you reach $600 in sales. No need to worry— you only pay taxes on profits. You won’t owe any taxes on something you sell for less than what you paid for it. For example, if you bought a bike for $1,000 last year and then sold it on eBay today for $700, that $700 you made would generally not be subject to income tax. While eBay is unable to give tax advice to our sellers, we want to help make dealing with taxes as easy as possible. Our goal is to help all sellers, casual or those selling as a business, with these new requirements.

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Keep in mind - this applies to Venmo and PayPal as well.

A lot of people were using Venmo and PayPal to pay contractors without having to file 1099s. The contractors, as a result, were getting paid tax free.

The IRS figured this out, and this new $600 rule is the result.

So if you pay friends and family for anything that isn't actual contract labor, be sure you note somewhere on there that this is a "gift" such as "Happy birthday gift" or something similar or else you're liable to get hit. If it's a refund for them buying you food, or rent or anything, be explicit in every memo line so that the IRS can't claim you're paying someone without letting them take a chunk.

I fucking hate taxes.

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Taxes as they are now are a fucking scam. It's theft.

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All taxes will always be theft

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Worse than theft.

If someone tries to rob me in the street, I don't get imprisoned for evading it.

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Actually the note should say something like "Jihad fund" or "ethnic cleansing".

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Pay them in cash. Start using cash as much as possible. Fuck the IRS.

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Assuming you're talking about paying your friends and family, in which case, absolutely if you can.

But some people have friends and family who live in other states, etc. In those situations, either make it clear in a memo, or send them a gift card via email or snail mail.

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No I mean pay contractors cash. I always ask them if I pay cash if they will give me a 10-15% discount. If they are smart they say yes and I save 10% while he saves on taxes. We both win.