Taxes and Auction Site Question

[russkcpa]

Originally Posted by lug-nut

I was afraid of what I have read thus far...I was hoping to fall into the 'yard sale' category and not have to claim it. At this point (and thanks to everyone so far) I will make an effort to sell on a private level or just wait it out long enough to make enough $ to pay for the taxes I'll inevitably be paying.

One thing I considered is using an out-of-work/retired friend to list, this way, his income is only the card and not the card plus my income. he will be in a much lower tax braket.

Be careful with this:
If you ARE ever audited the first thing an agent will look at are your bank deposits. If you have deposits that are in excess of income reported you will have a major problem on your hand.
How are you going to explain this ?

If you do get your retired friend to sell the card and report the income his modified adjusted gross income will spike and may throw him into an IRMAA surcharge added to his monthly Medicare premium. That could be substantial and he will be royally pissed at you.

Just be an honest person and report the income. It's not ordinary income if you're not a dealer. It would be a capital gain from sale of collectibles.

I hope you feel better now