jaleb
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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

This is NOT correct TT:   Per the IRS website, all income reported on a 1099-K must be reported:

 

"No matter the amount of reported payments, if you receive payments for selling goods or services, you must report all income on your tax return."

 

AND:

Personal items sold at a loss

A loss on the sale of a personal item can't be deducted from your taxes. But you can zero out the reported gross income so you don't pay taxes on it.

If you sold items at a loss, which means you sold the items for less than you paid, there is no tax liability. You have 2 options to report the loss:

 

This is dangerous telling folks that they do not have to enter the form.   That is simple untrue.