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Does PayPal report your income?

Discussion in 'General Business' started by DCharles, Jul 29, 2008.

  1. perdu

    perdu Well-Known Member

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    #21
    Paypal is making money with your account (when you receive money, interest, etc).

    So they are declarying their revenue to gov. The gov can verify where the revenue come from and could, or not, check for each people that have paid a small fees to Paypal. They will probably check some people that make a lot of money, and it's not impossible they check other people.

    In Canada, if I did not declare it, I could have a huge bill because they can check all my bank account for the 5 last year... I don't take risk.
     
    perdu, Jul 31, 2008 IP
  2. ezimedia

    ezimedia Peon

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    #22
    HI

    I don't think they do but I think the gov will still know if you make a lot in paypal...

    Tom
     
    ezimedia, Aug 1, 2008 IP
  3. immortality

    immortality Peon

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    #23
    I was aware of that. Either way, you're wrong.
     
    immortality, Aug 1, 2008 IP
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    narsticle Peon

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    #24
    no they do not. But if subpoenaed the could be forced to
     
    narsticle, Aug 1, 2008 IP
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    kuntul Peon

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    #25
    Sorry to bring this topic back up again, but say I am using paypal frequently as my father's friend is currently helping me to finance my living cost here and he transfers money frequently to my paypal account every month. How does PayPal checks that this is not an income that I should be responsible for taxation? I am not a US citizen though... can anyone clarify this?
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    kuntul, Oct 5, 2008 IP
  6. tyler3

    tyler3 Peon

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    #26

    if someone is giving you money, then it is income, and taxable....in the US I'm pretty sure there are laws about gifts that make some of them tax free...but you'd be better off speaking to a CPA about the issue and see what they have to say about it.
     
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  7. kuntul

    kuntul Peon

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    #27
    Well, that's kind of weird... if my dad sends me money here then I will have to report for tax..
     
    kuntul, Oct 6, 2008 IP
  8. ivogue

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    #28
    Yes and no. it's depends how much is it. even if it's a gift if it's more than the limited. That money gift is taxable. But thats for the rich people. same with donation, lottery, etc etc.
     
    ivogue, Oct 6, 2008 IP
  9. kuntul

    kuntul Peon

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    #29
    all of my friends who got their dad to send money here never have to pay taxes, and so far they're fine
     
    kuntul, Oct 6, 2008 IP
  10. Burny

    Burny Peon

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    #30
    So google says:
    Under the IRC Section 6050W, PayPal is required to report to the IRS the total payment volume received by US account holders whose payments exceed both of these levels in a calendar year: US$20,000 in gross payment volume from sales of goods or services in a single year.

    https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/article/how-does-paypal-report-my-sales-to-the-irs-will-i-receive-a-1099-tax-statement-faq729

    Thats for US account holders, not sure about other countries.
     
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  11. FindMyDIY

    FindMyDIY Member

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    #31
    Kind of an old thread. A few things have probably changed since 2008.
     
    FindMyDIY, Mar 11, 2020 IP
  12. LewisH95

    LewisH95 Greenhorn

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    #32
    Any income you receive through PayPal, whether or not it's reported on form 1099, must be included on your tax return. ... Even if you don't operate a formal business, you will still be required to report the income on Line 21, “Other Income” on IRS Form 1040, Schedule 1.
     
    LewisH95, May 5, 2020 IP
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    jrbiz Acclaimed Member

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    #33
    Here it the deal: Paypal, in many ways, is just a virtual bank. All banks do some form of reporting to the government, though not regarding income that they cannot actually track. What they do very well, however, is create a complete and total record trail of all of your transactions and they keep them for many years. It is between you and your accountant as to what you report as income to the IRS every year. You could report zero or very low income numbers for years without problems. But once the IRS decides to audit you, the game changes dramatically as they will have all of your records and all of the proof they need if you have been dishonest with them.

    I once took an accounting course at Harvard (hated it) and the professor was well-credentialed and had been the Accountant for the city of Paris. I remember almost nothing from the course, except the professor's following quote:

    "Avoid taxes, but do not evade them." Tax evaders go to jail.
     
    jrbiz, May 5, 2020 IP
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    NetStar Notable Member

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    #34
    PayPal would not know your income based on transactions. I am sure just like a bank they report suspicious activity from large volume of transactions to high dollar transactions just like a bank.... but they have no idea what your income is.
     
    NetStar, May 5, 2020 IP
  15. LadyStarc

    LadyStarc Greenhorn

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    #35
    This is the best thing I read on this whole thread.
     
    LadyStarc, May 6, 2020 IP
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    #36
    I would assume they do.
     
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  17. Jason Frank

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    #37
    Nope they don't.
     
    Jason Frank, May 6, 2020 IP