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June 1, 2019
Question

I received an email from Stubhub (in lieu of a 1099-k) for selling some concert tickets. I'm under the federal limit, but above MA's $600 limit. How do I file?

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I sold $1970 worth of gross tickets from concerts I couldn't attend. It isn't part of a business, just concerts I couldn't make. I'm under the 200/$20,000 limit for federal but I can't figure out how to file this information on just my MA taxes and not my federal one. Any ideas? Thanks!

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Employee
June 1, 2019

Did you sell these for what you paid for them, or at a profit? If you didn't make any profit, these sales do not need to be reported. If you did make money on these sales, then you have income to report on both your federal and MA tax returns. (The federal limit is for Stubhub's requirement to provide a 1099-K, not for you to report.)

You are required to report all income. In TurboTax, you enter as "Other Income".

khanksAuthor
June 1, 2019
Ok, thanks. So I would have to set it up as a self-employed business and note the original cost of the tickets as a business expense?