https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/commission-from-selling-platforms/01/2768454#M6641 <P>If I sell items online and get payouts from online platforms, can I deduct the amount of money lost in commission fees to those platforms as a business expense?</P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:42:59 GMT Mattnags 2026-03-10T05:42:59Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/commission-from-selling-platforms/01/2768454#M6641 <P>If I sell items online and get payouts from online platforms, can I deduct the amount of money lost in commission fees to those platforms as a business expense?</P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:42:59 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/commission-from-selling-platforms/01/2768454#M6641 Mattnags 2026-03-10T05:42:59Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/re-commission-from-selling-platforms/01/2769053#M6642 <P>Hi!</P> <P>Since you sell items online, you should report the income as a Sole Proprietor.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Sole proprietors include their business income on a Schedule C on their personal tax return, then yes, you can write off commission fees and other business expenses.&nbsp; Please see the links below for additional information.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/self-employed/" target="_blank">https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/self-employed/</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p334.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p334.pdf</A></P> Wed, 31 Aug 2022 21:17:18 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/re-commission-from-selling-platforms/01/2769053#M6642 Sandy_M65 2022-08-31T21:17:18Z