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March 27, 2021
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Deducting Costs of Goods - NO INVENTORY

  • March 27, 2021
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Hello, 

 

I am an artist and I sell art prints online. A buyer pays for an art print on Etsy then it gets sent to the printer where THEY charge me. So Etsy reports a "profit" in my 1099 but however, that's not profit. I made about HALF of what Etsy is claiming I made. 

 

My question. Where do I add these costs? I opened up my Turbo Tax a few weeks ago and thought I had figured it out, but I don't see it anymore. It's not inventory as the company that handles my work prints and ships the piece, but I do have to pay for that before. Meaning, I only make a small percentage of that money after costs. Can someone let me know where in Turbo Tax Small Business to add this? It would be most helpful. 

 

I thought under "supplies", but that would be a $42,000 "deduction" and that just seems like the wrong place to add that. 

 

Thanks in advance. 

    1 reply

    March 27, 2021

    It says "Inventory/ Cost of Goods" but there's NO place to enter Cost of Goods.

    ColeenD3
    Level 15
    March 27, 2021

    You would enter cost of goods on the Purchases line.

     

    The basic formula for cost of goods sold is: 

    • Beginning Inventory (at the beginning of the year)
    • Plus Purchases and Other Costs
    • Minus Ending Inventory (at the end of the year)
    • Equals Cost of Goods Sold.

     

     

    March 28, 2021

    The "purchases" line? Where is that in Turbo Tax Home and Business? I don't see that anywhere.