Comments on: IRS Asks: Is Your Pastime a Hobby or a Business? https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/07/25/irs-asks-is-your-pastime-a-hobby-or-a-business/ Ecommerce Industry News Mon, 01 Aug 2022 21:09:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Chester https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/07/25/irs-asks-is-your-pastime-a-hobby-or-a-business/#comment-8094 Mon, 01 Aug 2022 21:09:40 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227886#comment-8094 Never had a problem with eBay 1099’s or justifying MP reports.

I checked MP every week for a year using a custom spreadsheet (or 2). It reconciled to the penny, almost every time. The times it didn’t, it was my error – oops. So in fact, they were correct 100% of the time. It is probably the only thing about eBay I DO trust. I give it a cursory look now, not going to keep banging my head against the wall doing busy work.

Same with 1099’s over the years – spot on.

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By: Sierra https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/07/25/irs-asks-is-your-pastime-a-hobby-or-a-business/#comment-8067 Sat, 30 Jul 2022 18:08:15 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227886#comment-8067 In reply to cfrphoto.

2023 will be the first time I have to deal with 1099’s I’ve been filing Schedule C for years but have always been under the 1099k threshold. Because I’m dealing with a relatively small amount of money (less than $10k in sales from any of the marketplaces, as long as the 1099’s are within a few dollars of what I expect them to be, I’ll use the 1099 numbers, since that’s what will be reported to the IRS.

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By: Sierra https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/07/25/irs-asks-is-your-pastime-a-hobby-or-a-business/#comment-8066 Sat, 30 Jul 2022 18:03:03 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227886#comment-8066 In reply to lessthanthreerecords.

I’m curious why you didn’t file electronically … especially because you’re expecting a refund! When I get a refund, it’s in my bank in 10 days or less … because I file electronically!

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By: cfrphoto https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/07/25/irs-asks-is-your-pastime-a-hobby-or-a-business/#comment-8057 Thu, 28 Jul 2022 05:35:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227886#comment-8057 With all the hoopla about 1099-K why does eBay fail to report sales and fee amounts with each Managed Payments payout? It is difficult to tease income and expenses from eBay Managed Payments reporting. Substantial Excel or relational database skills may not help unless the seller has lots of time to balance Managed Payments accounts.

Solutions offered by OneSaas, integrated with QuickBooks work well for PayPal capture and account for some eBay fees in Managed Payments but ignore others. How will eBay sellers balance their books and file accurate income tax returns? How will sellers determine if eBay 1099-K reports are accurate?

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By: lessthanthreerecords https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/07/25/irs-asks-is-your-pastime-a-hobby-or-a-business/#comment-8047 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:41:10 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227886#comment-8047 Why does the IRS care what you put on your tax return? It’s not as though they look at them anyway! I sent in my return on January 3, 2022, and the IRS website does not even indicate that they received it yet (nearly 7 months later). I am due a refund of over $1,100, which I have not received. The IRS website says I should not call them unless I filed electronically (which I did not) or unless the website tells me to call (which it does not). So, I contacted my congressional representative, who reached out to them, and the IRS refused to reply to a congressional inquiry. Until the IRS starts processing returns/refunds, I’m not going to lose any sleep about what they do or do not want me to claim.

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By: tsme35 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/07/25/irs-asks-is-your-pastime-a-hobby-or-a-business/#comment-8045 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:21:30 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227886#comment-8045 Best to file as early as possible next year, the IRS is going to be flooded with all the new 1099’s

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