Tag: cost-basis
How to Calculate Your Break-Even Price for Clothing Listed on eBay
Break-even on eBay clothing is cost basis plus postage and packaging, divided by what's left after fees. Here's the formula, a three-price worked table, and margin targets.
1099-K Threshold for eBay Resellers: What Changes and What to Track Anyway
The 1099-K threshold decides whether you get a form, not whether sales are taxable. Here's how gross payouts differ from profit and the records to keep.
How to Calculate Cost Basis for Thrifted Clothing Across Hundreds of Items
Add tax and mileage to the haul total, then split it across items by expected value. Here's a 6-step method, a 40-item worked example, and a logging template.
How to Reconcile eBay Sales for 1099-K Tax Reporting in 6 Steps
Your 1099-K shows gross payments, not profit. Here's a 6-step monthly routine to match payouts to sold items, cost basis, and fees so your tax numbers hold up.
The Cost-Basis Creep Problem: How Indirect Sourcing Costs Silently Erode Your Per-Item Margin
Purchase price isn't your real cost basis. Gas, cleaning supplies, and prep time add up — here's how to calculate hidden sourcing costs in a spreadsheet.
The Dormant Inventory Audit: How to Calculate When Holding a Garment Costs More Than Donating It
Calculate holding cost per item — space, capital, and labor — and you'll find most dormant stock should have been donated months ago.
The Shipping Label Bulk Buy Trap: When Buying USPS Labels in Bulk Actually Costs You More
Bulk USPS label discounts only pay off past a specific volume threshold. Below it, you're pre-paying for postage you may never use.
The Hidden Tax Bill: How Much Quarterly Estimated Tax Do Clothing Resellers Owe?
Most clothing resellers owe 25-30% of net profit in quarterly estimated tax. Here's the exact math, the Form 1040-ES steps, and how to dodge the underpayment penalty.
The Cost Basis Problem: How Resellers Hide Real COGS and Overpay Taxes
Most resellers log only the purchase price as COGS. Here's the full formula, the hidden costs, and the tax math you're leaving on the table.
True Shipping Cost Per Item: Why Your Margin Disappears Between Sale and Payout
Most resellers only count the label. Here's how to calculate shipping cost per item including packaging, labor, and returns — and what it's actually costing your margin.