got my PayPal 1099 /// what now?


I assume I owe income tax on any profit I made selling an item, which is probably a loss on most things. Which means I have to show what I paid for the item.

Anybody have any idea on how to go about this. Some things I sold in 2024 I bought over 20 years ago so no way I have proof of purchase. Example.. I sold my 20+ year old Avantgarde Duos for $7K that I paid $10K for.

PLEASE don’t turn this into a PayPal bashing fest or start preaching about the IRS or tell me how stupid I was to use PayPal.

 I am only interested in ideas on dealing with the tax implications

 

thanks

herman

Showing 1 response by welcher

I am not an accountant nor do I provide tax advice. The following is what my accountant did for the 2022 tax return.

Schedule C

Principal business is Internet sales

Accounting method is cash

Compute the gross profit or loss

exact receipt are not needed unless you get audited

 

Schedule 1

Enter the profit or loss from schedule C

Compute the net income/loss from schedule 1 and enter that number

on 1040 line 8.

In summary you should be able to deduct losses and reduce your tax liability or if you made a profit in will increase your tax liability