THE IRS HAS TAKEN MY TRANSACTIONS VIA PAYPAL AND IDENTIFIED THEM AS TAXABLE INCOME
I had multiple transactions here and at US Audio Mart in 2019 and yesterday received a letter from the IRS stating the transactions were "Taxable Income" anyone else ever experience that with Paypal and now what? Fighting the IRS is not something I look forward to!
No richopp, they missed ONE.. I hope it's not the one bad apple thing again.. The whole bunch is BAD AGAIN!!
Ok Let's toss this bunch too.. I just wish they could JUST add and subtract.
An audit of the IRS reveled they need to be audited. BUT there was no one qualified to count all the money..
It's that corrupt.. Just like Social Security. It's so large and so corrupt, where do you start? WHO do you blame..
I have an answer though. Guillotine, just the offending parts though. Their little slush fund for paying off all the grab A$$, you got it.. OFF
A thousand a day of Mr. Guillotine at work and they would still be lined up with their hands out. Non profits (# 1 on my list), gamblers, thieves, cheats, lawyers, travel holics career politicians and lobbyist are just that,
uncontrolled ADDICTS without a name put to them..
Why are they pulling out of the Afghanistan? Got tired off dropping off plane loads of money and watching it being stolen. By WHO? Who dropped it off who picked it up.. there's HALF. The US military might be pulling out but the CIA will never quit, EVER...
The money being spent in other countries is NUTS... The people doing that CRAP talked themselves into believing it's ok to be a scumbag.. Pretty simple..
I'll take a junkie or a drunk any day over the whole lot..
First, selling used does not constitute a loss. There may indeed be profit. There are depreciation schedules for all property items. Consider used car sales. Selling an as-new, or new old stock, or new in box set of speakers at a few hundred off list a few years after production will almost certainly represent a profit.
Second, all those naive bleeding heart entitlement bent people who feel that anyone with more money should support those with less need to stop flaunting their ignorance, because THEY DO. Bezos employs close to a million people, he should get a freaking Nobel prize and commission from the IRS.
@nickboy...way to bring politics into the thread. It usually leads to very positive discussions. And hoping someone will die in front of you on TV, you are smrt. What's the BS they are teaching? The truth?
"This country is broke . when are you guys going to realize that. were seeing massive inflation right now because its the only way they can handle the debt problem , its not transitory like the secretary of the debt said , you haven’t seen nothing yet , this is not the forum to talk politics or economics but since you brought it up here we are. Buy your HIFI gear now and save because tomorrow you’ll pay double. Biden is your man he will fix everything he’s so great !! I cant wait for him to keel over on live tv im going to get the popcorn out. Just enrolled my child into private school cause of the absolute BS there teaching these children. The masses think everything is normal because they dont know any better , things are NOT ok wake up you idiots. The IRS needs money and they will be cracking the whip your just getting a little taste of what’s to come."
This is complete political grandstanding nonsense otherwise known as spin. "Secretary of the debt"? Tell me, who is the "Secretary of the debt"? I will tell you from first hand experience that the inflation we're seeing is companies taking advantage of a situation. I sell equipment. The manufacturers we represent have raised prices three times this year. Usually we see price increases every other year. Why are they doing this? Becuase they can. Demand is very high and supply is limited due to chips for engines, shortage of workers etc. This is Econ 101. Tell me this Mr. politically astute, if the goal of any politician is to get re-elected, why would they purposefully cause inflation right before an election cycle? Oh, maybe it wasn't the Administration, maybe it was the "Secretary of Debt" gone rogue. Geez, the crap people come up with us amazing to me!
In all seriousness, best of luck with your meeting on Wednesday. After the last year and a half none of us needs any more stress. Best wishes for a quick resolution.
PayPal sucks thsts why I don5 use them anymore if you bought items if used ,taxes were already paid when new Was the product s new or used ? If used State that used products are bough5 at less then 50% retail on average
@audioman58 if you are buying and selling gear online and you don’t use PayPal then what platform do you recommend? For me, any platform would have to be linked to my credit card for consumer protection purposes. Thanks.
I switched to stripe , PayPal is so bad in many levels . I was selling a $5k preamp the buyer payed for UPS to pack and ship 2 day to WI. After it shipped he changed his mind, refused ups attempts 3x , PayPal said he was wrong but still gave back all his money and stuck me with the$400 inpacking, shipping , that was enough for me ,
I had gear stolen from me that I paid about 7500.00 usd for. I had replacement insurance IF I replaced the gear. I replaced the gear and it cost about 35,000 usd. So if I sell it for less than the replacement cost, not the original cost, it's considered a loss, but not deductible?
I have receipts for the original purchases and the replacement gear.
Does anyone see a problem here? I sure do..
The IRS would never know which was which. One way would show a gain one way would show a loss. Which way would be correct according to the IRS.
My point is there shouldn't even be taxes on used personal property, not part of a business. There is profit and loss on everything and a reason to collect taxes. My issue is the system in place that is so complicated and it can be manipulated if your willing to lie cheat and steal your way through the corrupt thing..
The only thing worse than our broken tax system is the Social Security skim, scam and the illegal collection of SS moneys and ZERO accountability for where the money comes from OR where it goes to.
Serious corruption in BOTH agencies. It's the TWO largest slush funds in the world.. With 6 slush funds between them.. Though I think Texas is not quite as corrupt (I say that tongue in cheek)
Three out of 10 of the largest tax collection sources and SS in the WORLD.
About 2 years ago I heard that the IRS (illegal entity, see link below) . About 6 months ago I decided to see for myself and went to the local office. The doors are locked. A guard told me it's by appointment only. A couple days ago I drove a friend out there. Same issue. When he asked the guard the reply was, you don't want to know.
tweak1, "in the name of TAXES" has ended more businesses, want to be businesses and even, a though of a business, than any other single obstacle.
When a companies primary concern is, how to pay the "payroll taxes, workmans comp insurance, company tax liability for city, county, state and fed, property taxes, fire insurance, liability insurance, vehicle insurance, la=te-da.... AND then and ONLY then can you figure how to pay an employee, their health and welfare which includes supplemental work injury ABOVE workmans comp insurance and fund some type of retirement.
When we use to figure a total compensatory package for a single Union employee with a 30.00 per hour wage it was close to 90.00 per hour..
I understand the Employee side, I understand the Employer side, I don’t understand any part of the Governments position.
If there is a problem, it all has to be settled in a court. You can’t go to a local police station and say "that guy didn’t pay me" or anything else if you don’t have 10 witnesses. The police have no say so in "business matters" If your fired because of your age, being hurt on the job, your gender, religion, race, or for ANY reason you have ZERO recourse unless you have a contract or YOU hire a lawyer.
THAT is the problem in THIS country.
1. There is WAY to many "TAXES" on business
2. There is way to little enforcement for a worker rights.
3. There should be criminal enforcement on behalf of a worker in the event of unlawful termination, NOT the employee has to wade through civil courts, BUT NOW. Prove why you terminated an employee, with his arm chopped off, or is 60 years old, or Jewish or they didn’t like employers putting their hands on you or fellow workers.
AND pay them their wages owed and every mumpin penny if your ARE going to fire them for any other reason.. I’ve seen people wait a year for wages, and EARNED bonuses. WHILE the guy owing the money spent money hand over fist on 500.00 lunches.. and 6 week vacations twice a year..
Same for employers. A thief is a thief and all that. Criminal behavior is just that. An employee can call the cops USUALLY nothing happens.. But let an employer call the cops on an employee and say the wrong thing.. YIKES SWAT!!
You know the whole gambit.. I worked for a woman that couldn’t keep her hands off.
AND a terminal manager that though he could physically man handle women at work, ?im Carlso? No Names, LOL
The only broke part is who gets paid first. and the amount when they do..
Every Federal Agency is STILL shut down to the public. PURE BS.. Open the offices and do the business that the people are PAYING for.. NOW... Guards standing outside every agency.. You can’t even leave an EMail to anyone, to complain..
8 months for me trying to get SS to respond to 20K in back payments they OWE ME.. 20K is 20K.
Time to march people.
Everyone in this county that can walk should walk up to City Hall Monday, PEACEFULLY, and say "today it changes". AND peacefully march home..
Think Star Trek, over night the whole world changed, when the Vulcans landed.. "Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations", ya think they got a TAX PLAN?
I receive a 1099 from Paypal for eBay sales of less than $5K a year so the $20K minimum isn't necessarily true. Filing a Schedule C allows you to deduct the costs and expenses.
Hey guys politics aside, this is a new thing in the past year where several STATES (not the IRS) passed laws greatly reducing the threshold for reportable 1099 income. The intent was to “legitimize” much of the gig economy that is paid off the books and was unable to qualify for COVID-related benefits etc.
But the side effect is that average hobbyists who buy and sell gear (audio or otherwise) are now getting pinched by PayPal who are just following the new state laws. And once they follow the State laws and send out the 1099s, then the IRS gets copies as well and this is what happens next.
A lot of folks who bought gear and sold it at a loss to finance new gear are ending up with reportable income from PayPal. For example in Virginia, the federal thresholds remain the 200 transactions or $20,000. But VT, MA, VA and MD lowered that threshold to $600. IL lowered it to $1,000.
Wednesday morning I was at the IRS Office in Providence RI, the gentleman there informd me that I need to fill out a "Schedule C" which is a business's identification of costs associated with a sale.
You should probably look at it differently. You will have to deal with them so I would learn to play their game. Yes, you made income but I highly doubt you made profit. You should take the deductions on the equipment you originally bought (higher dollar amount) and that should offset the sales proceeds from paypal.
@eag618 Glad to see that you are on a path to getting problem resolved.
While I don't agree with all of PayPal's policies, on this issue with taxes, they are only doing what is required by lay for them to do.
Either of two ways to handle, depending on which most applies and works best for you:
1) Show, with records of past purchases and sales and intent of sale, that you are only doing as a no profit hobby or are simply reducing or replacing some of your collection of audio gear.
2) If you are consistently making a bit of profit on sales and equipment turn over, consider yourself a small business and take advantage of itemizing cost of goods and operating expenses, that will help reduce or offset apparent profits.
Good I hope they know just how close we are to firing the whole bunch. AND putting them in PRISON. The biggest slush fund on earth needs a new Daddy. It has nothing to do with the current IRS agency or any of its staffing either. 2% tax across the board within 10 years reduce it to 1% after ALL the staffing is retired, fired or put in PRISON.. I prefer the latter, UP Front...
And any one that supports that type of complex system of figuring GD taxes. Put everyone one of the thieves in PRISON.
Defund... DEFUND the IRS.
Then on to the state thieves. 10% in CA. instant 5% across the board, then down to 3% after we sort the thieves out of the 5th largest slush fund on the planet and put their A$$ in PRISON. Start in the university funding, payola, and nutso crazy salaries that are unfettered and unchecked.. PRISON...
Nonprofits, done overnight.. Biggest scam on EARTH, PRISON..
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Whole different THING!!!
Then required watching by everyone on the planet.
"Close encounter of the 5th kind" Time to invite the angles of old to come and stay forever.. 72 million is the estimate. Watch the movie.. I didn't think they new the number yet, NOW they do..
I really want folks to hear the testimony of the man whos hearing was fixed.. no more hearing aids..
July 4 1976 for me.. Have you had an encounter? 1/2 of our town did, the pictures we saw in the news papers over the next few days were what we saw over our town for the next 30 days or so in the Northern California Sky. Mount Diablo, and Lawrence Livermore propulsion lab in particular.
Their not back, they never left.. IRS that.. Their watching, the money grubbin' thieves of the world, the IRS is number one on the clean up list, Isle 1 please.
If you have the receipt showing you paid $1000 for something and the receipt showing you sold the same thing for $500, that’s a $500 loss to be applied against other income.
I’m not a tax lawyer but it does look that way to me.
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