Question:
Do I have to pay taxes on buying and reselling online?
Scott
2011-11-07 02:53:14 UTC
I am opening an online store.
The website I am using to make said store says "You are responsible for filing and paying your own sales tax" so this makes me think...
Do I have to pay tax on what I'm selling?
Here's the information:
I just turned 18 so I know nothing about paying income tax or anything like that. They don't really teach that stuff in school these days.
I am going to buy shirts that I have designed online. When they are shipped to me I am going to repackage them and sell them on a different website. I am making a small profit from this and from what I've read it sounds like I have to pay tax on this income.
How can I be sure I'm paying the sufficient tax? I would hate to get into legal trouble because of this.
I live in Los Angeles, California
Six answers:
taxreff
2011-11-07 06:30:09 UTC
You will basically be dealing with 2 different kinds of taxes. The first is income tax on your profit. The second is sales tax, which you must collect from customers and remit to the state.



You should see a local accountant right away for advice on how to get started, as you could get into a good deal of trouble by doing things incorrectly. The accountant can guide you through the steps needed to get a business license and get registered to collect sales tax.
crazydave
2011-11-07 02:57:09 UTC
Yes, you will need to pay income tax on the profit. You would fill out Schedules C and SE which would accompany your federal and state income tax returns. Depending on your tax bracket, the total of state, federal and self-employment tax would be about 25-30% of your net profit.
ANF
2011-11-07 03:06:20 UTC
You will have to pay tax on the profit you make once it gets over a certain amount. This amount is dependent on your general circumstances and so on. The amount of profit can be off set against the cost of the business such as office space, cost of stationery, cost of all equipment necessary such as computer and printer.Go to your local taxation office and ask for help in this matter and then you know it will be legal.

Best of luck with it as it sounds good.
MukatA
2011-11-07 03:55:27 UTC
Yes, this is self employed income.You must file your tax return if your self employed income is $400 or more. You will report your income and business related expenses on schedule C or C-EZ (Form 1040). Then you put net income (or loss) on line 12 of Form 1040. This income is subject to SE tax at 15.3% (this is shown on line 57 of Form 1040). For this you will use schedule SE (Form 1040).
Judy
2011-11-07 08:50:11 UTC
You'll pay income tax on your profit.



Sales tax is separate. If your state taxes the items that you sell, you need to get a sales tax license from your state and collect sales tax from customers in your state and remit it to the state.
Bobbie
2011-11-07 03:43:44 UTC
Yes and you will have more than just 1 type of tax and tax returns that you will have to deal with for this purpose and time in your life as a retail dealer that is self employed at home with your own business operation going on at that time in your life.

sales tax for your local taxing authority in your area you will be the sales tax collector and be responsible for collecting the necessary sales tax that you will be required to collect for them by following ALL of the rules that they will have to explain to you and you will have to abide by and also use the forms and the required schedules that you will have to use to remit send the sales tax that will have collected on the sales that will be taxable in your local area at the rates that they have you collect for them at that time in your life

Next taxes self employment taxes social security and medicare taxes on your NET profit from your schedule C and your SE of your 1040 income tax return and then any possible federal income tax that could also be due and also the state income taxes that could be due on your NET profit from your SE business operation at the end of the tax year.

And maybe even in the next tax year have to fill and pay some $ amounts of quarterly estimated taxes to the IRS and the state income tax departments during the next year.

Very good daily detailed written records and receipts of all of the ordinary and necessary expense of the business operation is one of the NEEDED requirements for any one that is involved in any type of self employed independent contractor business operation.

You would be a self employed independent contractor with your own business operation and your ORDINARY and NECESSARY business expenses that you NEED to have GOOD detailed daily written records of for this purpose will HAVE to reported on each separate LINE of the schedule C of the 1040 tax form for this purpose.

And here you go using the below information should help you get started for your first year as a self employed independent contractor and as you progress and your business starts to grow you may even need some good professional assistance with it for your future.

Schedule C and the SE of the 1040 federal income tax return read each line when you start at the top of the page on the schedule C for your self employed independent contractor business operation your name is fine your social security number is fine and your present home address can all be used for this purpose just do NOT try to make it complicated and read each line and word and understand what it says and do what it says and then you should NOT have any problem.

You can also find the line by line instructions for the schedule C by using the www.irs.gov website and using the search box for the schedule C 2010 Instructions for Schedule C (2010) 2010 Table of Contents Profit or Loss from Business



http://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1040sc/…



Specific Instructions



http://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1040sc/…



For your 1040 Federal income tax reporting you would use the below enclosed information for this purpose.

Use the search box at www.irs.gov for Publications and Forms for the Self-Employed



http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/arti…



All of your gross income from all sources of worldwide income will be reported on your correctly completed 1040 federal income tax return.

Using a receipt book to make a receipt for each time that any one pays you in any way or item or trade for the amount of $$ value that is received at that time and totaling the gross self employed income for the tax year with any other 1099-MISC income that is received after the end of the tax year and entering the total gross $$$ value amount on the schedule C line 1 GROSS receipts from your trade or business

In general, taxpayers may deduct the ordinary and necessary expenses for conducting a trade or business. An ordinary expense is an expense that is common and accepted in the taxpayer’s trade or business. A necessary expense is one that is appropriate for the business.

For instructions and forms go to the IRS.gov website and use the search box for publication 334 a very good place to start with examples.

Publication 463 Travel, Entertainment, Gift, and Car Expenses

Use the search box at the www.irs.gov website for Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center

Go to the IRS gov website and use the search box for the below referenced material

*Publication 4591, Small Business Federal Tax Responsibilities (PDF 470.1K)



http://www.irs.gov/



http://access.wa.gov/business/taxes.aspx



Hope that you find the above enclosed information useful for your situation and good luck to you. 11/07/2011


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