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edhopper

(35,830 posts) Sun Feb 23, 2025, 06:26 PM Feb 23

I was selling a book for $20 on eBay and they asked for

my Social Security # for tax reasons. They used to have a lower limit of $600 annually before you needed to give them tax info. Because below that there is no requirement to report. I don't care if they want to take slaes tax from the sale, but I'll be Goddamned if I give my SS# to eBay, Facebook Marketplace, or any other online seller.

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I was selling a book for $20 on eBay and they asked for (Original Post) edhopper Feb 23 OP

I just give out my last 4. multigraincracker Feb 23 #1

IF....only IF I sold stuff online IrishBubbaLiberal Feb 23 #2

To much to sell edhopper Feb 23 #5

Get a tax id number from IRS. cpamomfromtexas Feb 23 #3

According to the IRS edhopper Feb 23 #4

No. Tax ID numbers are for businesses. I have one for my LLC and I'm no resident alien... hlthe2b Feb 23 #7

Individual Tax IDs edhopper Feb 23 #8

I'm not telling you to do so. I'm only clarifying that TaxIds are not for resident aliens, but rather business hlthe2b Feb 23 #10

Yes edhopper Feb 23 #11

Not true I use it as tax preparer so clients don't have my social cpamomfromtexas Feb 24 #12

That is a business tax ID edhopper Feb 24 #13

Sole proprietorships can also get them. cpamomfromtexas Feb 24 #14

I get that edhopper Feb 24 #15

It's because of a tax law that used to ignore the first $20k of sales was lowered to $800 erodriguez Feb 23 #6

Got it edhopper Feb 23 #9

multigraincracker

(35,492 posts)

1. I just give out my last 4.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Sun Feb 23, 2025, 06:36 PM

Feb 23

IrishBubbaLiberal

(1,542 posts)

2. IF....only IF I sold stuff online

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Sun Feb 23, 2025, 06:38 PM

Feb 23

I wouldn’t ever give my SS#

NEVER.

IF was really required, AND If I wanted to make a ‘business’ of this,
That is multiple items to sell, hopefully a big sideline biz for me,,

Couldn’t you simply get a tax ID# for maybe a LLC you set up.

I would not bother with setting up a LLC ,,, unless you would/or were
expecting a few $1000s in sales a year,
Otherwise the cost to set up, and file TAXES separately for LLC
just NOT worth doing