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You can take a deduction for any rebate you give, if the rebate is included in your income. For example, you are given a 1099-Misc for the entire commission. However, to help with closing you have given a rebate to help with closing costs. Since you are reporting all the commission, you should also report the rebate expense you incurred to make the commission. Remember to keep back-up paperwork to support the rebate deduction.
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Real estate agent, 1099, and rebate
You can take a deduction for any rebate you give, if the rebate is included in your income. For example, you are given a 1099-Misc for the entire commission. However, to help with closing you have given a rebate to help with closing costs. Since you are reporting all the commission, you should also report the rebate expense you incurred to make the commission. Remember to keep back-up paperwork to support the rebate deduction.
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Real estate agent, 1099, and rebate
What if a real estate agent helps sells her parents home and rebates 100% of the commission to her parents. Tax deductible?
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Real estate agent, 1099, and rebate
@Nikol1987 -- Same answer as given last year by @NancyG . If the entire commission amount is included in your own year-end 1099-MISC, then you may deduct the rebated amount as a business expense on your Schedule C.
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I would question why they are paying any of your commission at closing ... can you not waive the fee in your state ? Or is the broker you work for have a problem with that arrangement?
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Real estate agent, 1099, and rebate
It’s actually a client of mine.
Taxpayer who has a real estate license (but is not practicing real estate) earned $13k commission for the sale of the parents house (received 1099 for it) but she gave the credit back to her parents. Can this be deducted as business expense (rebate) or because it’s a family it’s considered to be a gift (not deductible expense)?
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Practicing or not she must report the income on a Sch C at least then take a deduction for the payout to her parents to negate the income. To the parents is it a reduction in the purchase price so they should reduce the basis by that amount ... it is not a gift or income to them.
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