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April 9, 2025
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App Stores income on Schedule C

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I am filing my taxes as a business owner and adding my disregarded LLC income to my Schedule C (not hobby, but for profit). Last year, my business earned income for the first time from app stores, but they did not issue any 1099 forms. I’m having trouble with how to report this income in TurboTax, as the available options only seem to ask for 1099s, checks, or cash. All the expenses have been already reported so the focus is on income now. 

Specifically, my questions are:

  1. How do I report income from app stores in TurboTax when no 1099 was issued? Is there a specific section for reporting income from online platforms like app stores?

  2. When manually entering the income, should I report the gross income I received before the app stores took their fees, or should I only report the net amount I received after their fees were deducted? Please note that these stores only list what was paid out to me not the gross amounts. 

Thank you for your help! I want to ensure that I’m reporting everything correctly.

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April 9, 2025

Yes, you will use cash (other income) to report all self employment income that is not reported to you on a tax form (checks or cash).

 

It depends on what makes the most business sense to you. You can list your gross income and then deduct the fees you were charged. This keeps a clean tracking record for you and the future to help with many decisions such as pricing. It's really up to you and the easiest way for you to know your income and expense for your company.

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April 9, 2025

Thank you so much @DianeW777 .

i am considering just reporting what i see in bank account after the stores have taken their share as i assume a form from them would have that ? I’ve never seen a 1099 from them but if i get one in the future, does that matter in terms of how I should start doing it now first time ? Like if I choose to not deduct the fees now, and later I decided to show gross amount and choose deduction. Will that be an issue ?

my main concern is that I’m not sure I even know the gross amounts and their cut considering all countries and exchange rates to USD when purchases was made. 

April 9, 2025

No, it doesn't matter how you decide to do it now even if you go get a reporting document (1099-MISC or 1099-NEC) in the future. Using the net you actually received is not a concern at all.

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