https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/re-direct-sales/01/2994787#M9663 <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px;">You need to report the amount of income <I>you</I> receive on your tax returns. &nbsp;If the customer pays you and then you pay another company for a product, you need to report the income from the customer and your expense of the purchase. &nbsp;If the customer uses your website to pay the company for the product directly and then the company pays you a commission based on that sale, your income is the commission and is reportable when you receive it.</SPAN></P> Sat, 01 Apr 2023 19:23:56 GMT AliciaP1 2023-04-01T19:23:56Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/direct-sales/01/2994634#M9662 <P>I am in Direct Sales. When a customer orders on my website, do I record that payment as monies received, or do I just report the commission when I receive it?</P> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:19:39 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/direct-sales/01/2994634#M9662 TupperGirl 2026-02-24T06:19:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/re-direct-sales/01/2994787#M9663 <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px;">You need to report the amount of income <I>you</I> receive on your tax returns. &nbsp;If the customer pays you and then you pay another company for a product, you need to report the income from the customer and your expense of the purchase. &nbsp;If the customer uses your website to pay the company for the product directly and then the company pays you a commission based on that sale, your income is the commission and is reportable when you receive it.</SPAN></P> Sat, 01 Apr 2023 19:23:56 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/re-direct-sales/01/2994787#M9663 AliciaP1 2023-04-01T19:23:56Z