I purchased $10,000 worth of inventory on a CC I plan to pay off over the next year. Do I list that expense on 2022 tax or on 2023 tax filing for the amount I paid off?

[Anonymous_ · Accepted solution]

You would report the entire $10,000 in the 2022 tax year if you maintain an inventory.

Otherwise, if you do not maintain an inventory and, instead, deduct the cost of merchandise as supplies on your income tax return, you would deduct the cost of each item when you actually sell the item (the "supply" expense needs to match the income in that instance).

[Critter-3]

The items were bought in 2022 and are deducted on the 2022 return even if you never pay off the CC bill. 

[Anonymous_]

If you do not maintain an inventory, you have to use a method of accounting for inventory that clearly reflects income.

See https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1040sc#en_US_2022_publink24329wd0e2328