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I sell on Poshmark,& have profited. They take 20% & pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

 
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I sell on Poshmark,& have profited. They take 20% & pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

See this IRS pub for help: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/tax-tips-for-online-auction-sellers">h...>
sassy831
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I sell on Poshmark,&amp; have profited. They take 20% &amp; pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

Thank you. I guess I was wondering if it was considered a small business or not.

I sell on Poshmark,&amp; have profited. They take 20% &amp; pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

The IRS article is fairly descriptive. Which category in the article best describes what you are doing?
sassy831
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I sell on Poshmark,&amp; have profited. They take 20% &amp; pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

Home-based online auction seller business. My confusion is specifically with Poshmark. I am not sure what the 20% fee they take is considered. Since Poshmark won't give any tax advice at all, I am not sure if the taxes they pay cover anything that I would normally owe? I am confused because someone claimed that Posh told them in a prior year, that they didn't need to pay taxes.
sassy831
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I sell on Poshmark,&amp; have profited. They take 20% &amp; pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

Are you a tax accountant?
sassy831
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I sell on Poshmark,&amp; have profited. They take 20% &amp; pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

Thanks to both of you for clearing up a question I have had all year!! I will take your advice, and pass on!
sassy831
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I sell on Poshmark,&amp; have profited. They take 20% &amp; pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

I would like to recommend both of your answers, but can't find where to do it here.

I sell on Poshmark,&amp; have profited. They take 20% &amp; pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

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I sell on Poshmark,&amp; have profited. They take 20% &amp; pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

I am not a tax accountant. If you are purchasing items for resale and doing it on a regular basis, this would be considered a business which would require Schedule C for income and expenses and Schedule SE for self employment taxes. You would be required to pay around 15% self employment taxes on the net income and pay federal income tax at your marginal tax rate.

According to Poshmark's web site, the 20% is a sales commission you are paying to Poshmark for what they do. It is not for taxes. If someone is just occasionally selling items of their own clothing for less than what they paid for it, it would not be a business and it would not be reported on their tax return.

I sell on Poshmark,&amp; have profited. They take 20% &amp; pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

IMO, "have profited" implies selling for More than what was paid for items, thus requiring Schedule C. The 20% paid to Poshmark would be a deductible expense (line 10, Commissions and Fees, on Sch C); You will owe taxes on any net profit after expenses; TurboTax will automatically complete Sch SE if required.

I sell on Poshmark,&amp; have profited. They take 20% &amp; pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

Hello,  I am curious to know,  I  know that Poshmark takes out 20% if you sell an item over $15. But I have sold a few item's from my closet, and after the item is sold, they show you what your net is from the sale. But below that it reads say you sell an item for $20.. they take their 20%, but also reads below the transaction that  $1.20 or $2.40 has been taken for  tax purposes.  And even if 2 item's sell for the exact same price.  The amount that is taken for tax purposes can be $1.20 or $1.40. I don't understand this, and how can they do this. How do they know what certain states charge? Im befuttled I guess.  So they are taking more than 20% for their work.  I believe if you have and sell high quality item's than you can definitely make money.  But I am going to look into why they are taking taxes out of each item that I sell from my closet.  Like I said.  I sell something for  $20 they take their 20% and down below  it reads for tax purposes -$1.20 or $2.40... id like to understand exactly what does that mean? And it can be the same price  $20 and the price is $1.20 taken and $20 for another item and below it reads $1.40 or $1.60!! Very strange. I'm very interested in finding out what this all means on Poshmark part. It almost seems like they are taking alot more money than what they claim.  

I sell on Poshmark,&amp; have profited. They take 20% &amp; pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

You would have to contact Poshmark to find out why they deduct this additional amount and why it is different from one item to another. 

I sell on Poshmark,&amp; have profited. They take 20% &amp; pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

That is a sales tax that is charged to the buyer. It differs as sales tax differs from state to state. The tax the buyer is paying has nothing to do with income tax that you have to pay at the end of the year. 

I sell on Poshmark,&amp; have profited. They take 20% &amp; pay taxes. Do I file schedule c and se form, or report the net as misc income on 1040? Some say we don't pay any tax.

To add to what @LucyinFlorida wisely stayed, the sales tax is collected and remitted by Poshmark, and is not revenue for the platform. They are doing sellers a favor by removing seller burden to collect and submit sales tax for sales made within a seller’s state, which would require a seller to apply for tax ID numbers and remit taxes quarterly. 

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