. Comments on: Ask an Accountant: Do I have to claim money made at yard sale? https://savingtowardabetterlife.com/2011/12/ask-an-accountant-do-i-have-to-claim-money-made-at-yard-sale/ ...one coupon at a time Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:58:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Candy https://savingtowardabetterlife.com/2011/12/ask-an-accountant-do-i-have-to-claim-money-made-at-yard-sale/#comment-73171 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:58:41 +0000 http://savingtowardabetterlife.com/?p=17021#comment-73171 I want to have an in home party for my friends where each guest brings one to four gently used items that they would sell at a garage sale. I would place an auction form with each item and ask the guest to bid on items that they want and then I would announce the highest bidder. I have done allot of research on this and the companies that are doing this state that the seller receives 50 percent of the sale and I would receive 50 percent. It can be viewed as a garage sale but in a different and more exciting way. Everything I see says no taxes need to be charged or taxes need to be filed on my part. I need to know the following:

If I use some of my money to chairty can I still do this without making myself a company?

If I keep the 50 percent, can I do this just like part of a consignment arrangement or garage sale without charging taxes or filing taxes or sbeing an actual business?

Can I do these once a month, same senerio, 50/50 without stating any business, just friends swaping or buying other friends garage sale items?

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