People who have made money from reselling tickets to concerts or sporting events this year will face new scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) when it comes time to file their 2023 taxes.
A newly implemented law lowered the tax reporting thresholds for users of e-commerce platforms, including event ticketing websites like Ticketmaster and StubHub, by requiring those platforms to provide information on sellers’ proceeds to the IRS if their ticket sales in 2023 were worth more than $600. The previous reporting threshold applied to users with $20,000 in revenue and more than 200 transactions, but the new threshold can be triggered with just one transaction if it tops $600.
Under the rule, ticketing platforms will be required to report sellers’ proceeds of $600 or more over the course of the year and send them a 1099-K form regardless of whether they earned a profit. However, sellers will only owe additional taxes if they made a profit by selling a ticket for more than they paid for it.
Ticket resellers using platforms like Ticketmaster and StubHub will receive 1099 forms from the IRS if their revenue from sales exceeds $600 in 2023. (Mateusz Slodkowski / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images / File | Reuters / Erin Scott / File / Getty Images)
The lower threshold and reporting changes may cause confusion among concertgoers and sports fans who have bought and sold tickets over the course of 2023 – which has seen strong demand for live events that range from professional and college sports to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
The rule change stems from a provision included in legislation enacted in the early months of the Biden administration that was phased in to take effect in 2023.
There was strong demand for tickets to concerts on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, which could trigger tax reporting for those who sold tickets. (Bob Levey / TAS23 / TAS Rights Management / File / Getty Images)
The tax provision was included as a revenue-generating measure in the American Rescue Plan Act – a $1.9 trillion stimulus package enacted along party lines by Democrats in early 2021 through the budget reconciliation process. It was initially poised to take effect for the 2022 tax year, but the Biden administration opted to delay the rule for a year to allow the IRS more time to implement the change.
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel has said that the agency is planning to issue guidance on the subject for taxpayers who may receive 1099-K’s due to their proceeds from ticket sales and could owe taxes.
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel has said the agency will put out more information on the $600 reporting threshold for taxpayers as tax filing season approaches. (Stefani Reynolds / AFP / File / Getty Images)
Lawmakers in Congress are considering changes to the reporting threshold, although it’s unclear whether any changes will be made before filing season for the 2023 tax season arrives.
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