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posted Feb 27, 2021 11:13:10 AM

Received 1099-k from PayPal of $712 (this money is refund for the items I bought and returned personally)

What's the best way to report this kind of 1099-K from PayPal? I don't want to pay taxes on it.

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Expert Alumni
Feb 28, 2021 2:13:23 PM

If the 1099-K is only reporting refunds for items you returned, then don't report it on your tax return.

 

The IRS doesn't "match" 1099-Ks to your tax return - at least not yet. Unlike 1099-MISCs and 1099-NECs, they aren't expecting to see a separate "1099-K" entry in your tax return. In fact, there isn't a dedicated place in TurboTax to enter a Form 1099-K (see screenshot, below)

 

If the amounts reported on a 1099-K are unrelated to business activities (e.g. credit card receipts, online sales for profit, rental income such as AirBnB), you do not need to report them. Keep the 1099-K with your other 2020 tax documents, along with any documentation that it was only issued to report refunds for returned purchases.