In this one-minute moment, Dr. Friday discusses the upcoming 2025 change where merchant fee income over $600 will require business tax reporting, urging online sellers to track costs now.

Transcript:

G’day, I’m Dr. Friday, president of Dr. Friday’s Tax and Financial Firm. To get more info, go to www.drfriday.com. This is a one-minute moment.

Okay, so if you’re a person that is working and selling small things—maybe on eBay or one of those types of sites—and you have merchant fees, remember: 2025, it will be going to $600, what they threatened to do back in 2022. They’re finally implementing that.

It is important to understand that if your merchant fees are over $600 for the entire year, you’re going to start having to report this as a business. So, think now about cost of goods, expenses. You can’t always show losses. So, what are you in business for?

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