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Category: Tax and Legal Issues

IRS Asks: Is Your Pastime a Hobby or a Business?

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 Ina Steiner
Tax

The IRS published a new tax tip in its email newsletter it sent to small businesses on July 22, 2022. The crux of the tip: if your hobby earns income, you must report it on […]

6 CommentsNews, Tax and Legal Issuesincome tax, IRS, Taxes

Even Marketplace Sellers Will Pay a Price for New Colorado Fee

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 Ina Steiner
Regulations

Online shoppers in Colorado will pay a new fee for their purchases beginning July 1, 2022. But similar to state sales-tax laws, the Colorado Retail Delivery fee will require retailers and marketplaces to collect it, […]

11 CommentsNews, Tax and Legal IssuesAvalara, Colorado Retail Delivery fee, Marketplace Facilitator, South Dakota v Wayfair, Taxes

Regulations Hit Sellers Shipping to Europe

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 Ina Steiner
Paperwork

Etsy warned sellers that those shipping to countries in the EU (European Union) face new requirements that presumably apply to sellers on any platform. In an announcement on Tuesday, Etsy wrote: “We wanted to let […]

3 CommentsNews, Tax and Legal IssueseBay, Etsy, EU regulation, Regulations

Will a Version of Small Claims Court for Copyright Help Sellers?

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 Ina Steiner
Copyright Claims Board

It doesn’t take online sellers long to learn about the implications of copyright and Intellectual Property (IP) issues, whether they are being accused of infringement by a brand or they’re trying to protect their own […]

1 CommentNews, Tax and Legal IssuesCopyright Claims Board, Copyright issues, Eric Goldman, IP issues

eBay, Etsy, Mercari, Poshmark Found Coalition for 1099-K Fairness

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Ina Steiner
Tax

eBay announced today it had joined the Coalition for 1099-K Fairness – though a visit to the website reveals eBay cofounded the group along with Etsy, Mercari, OfferUp, Poshmark, Reverb (owned by Etsy), and Tradesy […]

8 CommentsMarketplaces, News, Tax and Legal Issues1099-K thresholds, eBay, Etsy, Form 1099-K, Mercari, Poshmark, Taxes

Accept Virtual Currency for Payments? The IRS Wants to Know

March 29, 2022 Ina Steiner
Tax

Did you know that taxpayers who accepted virtual currency for payments in 2021 for goods or services must answer yes to a question at the top of IRS Form 1040 that reads: “At any time […]

News, Tax and Legal IssuesCryptocurrency, IRS, Virtual currency for payments

GoDaddy Adds Sales Tax Capability with Avalara Partnership

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Ina Steiner
GoDaddy

GoDaddy partnered with Avalara to add sales-tax capabilities to its stores product for online sellers. “Memorizing the ever-fluctuating sales tax rates for over 13,000 U.S. jurisdictions is something GoDaddy doesn’t think business owners should have to […]

News, Tax and Legal IssuesAvalara, GoDaddy, GoDaddy Sales Tax Capability, online sales tax

Ecommerce Companies Oppose ‘Shop Safe’ Legislation

March 9, 2022 Ina Steiner

Craigslist, eBay, Etsy, HobbyDB, Mercari, OfferUp, Poshmark, and Shopify are among the companies lobbying Congress about the SHOP SAFE Act, which stands for “Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce.” The […]

News, Tax and Legal IssuesEtsy, Fakes, Legislation, Shop Safe Act

Shopping App Too Good to Be True: Developer Heads to Jail

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 Ina Steiner
US Department of Justice

Imagine if you could find the guaranteed cheapest prices online – and that you could get in on the ground floor of a mobile app that made it possible for shoppers to save money with […]

News, Tax and Legal IssuesDepartment of Justice, Fraud, Shopping app

eBay Cops to Glitch over California Tax Form

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay told some sellers to disregard the IRS 1099-K forms it had generated because of a “recent technical issue.” On Wednesday, we wrote about sellers in California who were puzzled because eBay issued them 1099-Ks […]

6 CommentsNews, Tax and Legal IssueseBay, eBay 1099-K, eBay glitch, Form 1099-K

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