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posted Sep 5, 2021 8:06:59 AM

If I sell multiple used cars during the year some for loss some for gain are they kept track of individually or total for the year?

For example if I sell two cars for a profit but two cars at a loss in my taxed on the bottom line for all four cars or am I taxed on the ones with profit and not taxed on the ones that I had a loss. A side question with that if I have a total gain at the end of the year from those sales does that profit go into my overall income and count under the earned income credit guidelines?

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Level 15
Sep 5, 2021 12:20:47 PM

Sounds like you are in the business of buying and selling cars which are your inventory so you need to file a Sch C to report the income & expenses.   Any profit will be eligible for the EIC because you will pay  SE taxes on it.