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TnDem

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20. Confer your arguements to the billionaires with fleets of lawyers

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #19)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 06:14 PM

Jul 2025

Not the guys and gals selling their personal trinkets on Ebay without having to concern themselves with IRS 1099's and audits for baseball cards over pennies in comparison.

And our "tax code" nows goes back to its $20,000 reporting limit.....Where it was for decades prior to 2020.

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Just got an email from Ebay [View all] TnDem Jul 2025 OP

I'm not sure if I agree this is 'a good thing' stopdiggin Jul 2025 #1

OK TnDem Jul 2025 #2

OK. As I said - arguments ... stopdiggin Jul 2025 #6

Uh, no TnDem Jul 2025 #7

YOU may be talking about 'small time Ebay seller' - I was fairly specific, in each of my posts, stopdiggin Jul 2025 #8

it depends on... TnDem Jul 2025 #9

100% agree with you. Taxes disproportionately affecting low income earners need to go. harumph Jul 2025 #14

the answer (from here) is, 'Yes'. I do think that income (if it exceeds a certain 'casual' amount) stopdiggin Jul 2025 #15

If not taxed, then why report? TnDem Jul 2025 #16

the answer is right there stopdiggin Jul 2025 #17

So, an "occasional" sale? TnDem Jul 2025 #18

if the 'occasional' sale - is netting greater than 20 thousand a year .... stopdiggin Jul 2025 #19

Confer your arguements to the billionaires with fleets of lawyers TnDem Jul 2025 #20

NO! Because I do not buy into the premise stopdiggin Jul 2025 #21

Depends on what the law says to do TnDem Jul 2025 #24

Word had it was going to be $600 but so glad it's back to $20k vapor2 Jul 2025 #3

I've always thought taxes on used items was bs Polybius Jul 2025 #5

Great news Polybius Jul 2025 #4

people conflate income reporting with actually paying taxes on that income. uncle ray Jul 2025 #10

What other vendors? TnDem Jul 2025 #11

that answer is in the link you posted. uncle ray Jul 2025 #12

Your opinion of what's reasonable TnDem Jul 2025 #13

"Something good"? GenThePerservering Jul 2025 #22

True, but TnDem Jul 2025 #23