Is the shipping cost deductible when filing taxes? | Selling

vitvol · 2023-04-07T06:37:09.348000Z

I have been "absorbing" the shipping cost that ebay charges me as an income, but in reality, i am not making anything on the shipping cost, and very often, when i sell an item, i end up charging $1-3 less than what the shipping cost is worth.So lets say that i sell an item for $100, and charge $15 for shipping. Excluding all the fees, ebay considers my sale as a $115 gain on my end, and will tax me accordingly. My question is; is there is a way for me to deduct those $15 when filing my taxes? Because as is, before the fees are even applied, i am being taxed for $115 instead of $100, which i would like to make sure that this is correct.

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