Didn't receive 1099-K from PayPal. How do I report it?

[HazTaxQuestion]

I have read this article: PayPal 1099-K: A Guide for Sellers Paid Through PayPal

Because I received less than the $5k threshold for 1099-K, I fall into the category of: "If you don't receive a Form 1099-K, you still need to report all payments through PayPal on your tax return and pay tax on any profit from your sales."

Unfortunately, the article doesn't make any suggestion about HOW I'm supposed to report it. What form do I need to fill out? How do I find it in TurboTax.

[KrisD15 · Accepted solution]

It depends on what the payments were for. 

The article is saying that if, for example, you received profit from selling something on eBay, you need to report that capital gain, or if someone paid you for a business service you provided, you need to report that income on your Schedule C.

It does not mean that you need to recreate or report a substitute Form 1099-K.

Think of the "missing" 1099-K as cash. Would you need to report that cash? If yes, report the income, if no, don't worry about the missing 1099-K.

If the payments you received were for personal transactions or things you sold on eBay (AND not a single item you sold generated a profit, everything sold at cost or less) there would be nothing to report. 

If you think there are payments you need to report, and you're not sure how to report them, tell us the details of what those payments were for and we can help.

[HazTaxQuestion]

"you need to report that income on your Schedule C" << This makes sense. Thank you for you detailed comment. It's appreciated.