1099-K - Reported Amounts Double

[benmcntsh]

I just received my 2021 1099-K and was surprised to see that the amounts in every box were exactly doubled from what they should be.  Has this happened to anyone else?

I contacted support and they said that they cannot help me and to consult a tax professional.  After some strong words that this is 100% an eBay error on the form they provided (over reported sales figures) they claim to be working on it.

[benmcntsh]

I just received an email from eBay outside of my support ticket. It does not address the doubling issue but apparently I was not supposed to even receive a 1099. Maybe anyone in this category is also having the doubling issue?

Hi benmcntsh,

A recent technical issue resulted in a 1099-K form being incorrectly provided to you. Please disregard the incorrect 1099-K form. The incorrect 1099-K form was not sent to the IRS or California Franchise Tax Board.

We’re working to resolve the issue and ensure that it will not happen again. Unless you had more than $20,000 in gross sales and 200 transactions in 2021, we will not submit a 1099-K form to the IRS or the California Franchise Tax Board.

We sincerely apologize for the error and any inconvenience this may have caused.

As always, thanks for selling on eBay, and for being part of the eBay community.

The eBay Selling Team

[benmcntsh]

By the way, I did have over $20k in gross sales but did not have over 200 sales transactions. 

[optimus.prime]

I’m glad your doubling issue was resolved in a round-about way.  I see they stickied a thread about your issue of issuing a 1099k for California residents that weren’t suppose to get one.

I wish they’d resolve the double issue or at least make a statement about it.

[figcity760]

I’m also having the same issue with the double amounts. 

[eagle_eye1]

I called ebay yesterday they told me it's wide spread problem and they will have the issue solved within 7 days, the thing that irritated me the most is getting a rep on the phone  , 

[optimus.prime]

Mine was fixed today. I checked the Tax Report tab in Seller Hub. And noticed the "Date Generated" changed to Feb 2nd. Everything is all good now.

[fixintoscrap]

Nice. My 1099-K with the doubling issue for tax year 2021 was automatically regenerated on Feb. 4th date on the 1099-K forms tab.

It now shows a correct Gross Receipts (Box 1a) amount.

I suspect this is part of a bulk fix  because I didn't contact eBay directly, or receive any emails yet from eBay or Jasmen.

Of course, eBay will need to issue revised 1099-K forms to the sellers and the IRS, so I'd imagine we'll see a revised copy in the mail too.

[fixintoscrap]

I imagine others have / will receive the same, but here's eBay's official email notice about the 1099-K doubling mistake.

[quickstorevegas]

Didn't get email yet. But my 1099k as well not correct 

[chinito_13]

Hey Jasmen, I am having issues too along with my brother's account.  We both have cancelled orders and duplicates in out 1099K form that brought us over the 200 transactions threshold. 
We erroneously got forms and customer service has agreed to it but nothing has changed / no updates. thanks 

[gurlcat]

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@fixintoscrap wrote:

I've started tagging seller comments with Double Trouble for those who are having a gross income that's double the actual amounts.

If you're having the doubling problem on your 2021 1099 gross income, then please tag your comment with Double Trouble.

If you're not sure, you can compare your monthly "1099-K details" tab amounts to your yearly "1099-k forms" tab amount.

If you have an issue that's not related to the gross income being double, then please check the other recent 1099-K threads thread for other topics and issues.

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Thanks for being so proactively helpful, can't believe nobody else has even given you so much as a thumbs up.  But I thought I'd go ahead and do that comparison, clicked on your link to the Details vs. Forms tabs, and figured I would start with comparing December since it was at the top of the page.  I had to click 'generate' to get the Details for Dec., it took a moment, then offered a 'Download,' so I clicked that.  What I got was a screen of gobbledygook, words and symbols all strung together.  How can I make sense of that?  

[fixintoscrap]

It sounds like your web browser is trying to open a file without properly recognizing the type of file.

Try right clicking on the Download link and use "Save as File" (or whatever sounds similar to that) and then open the file directly after it's been downloaded and your computer should recognize the file type and open it an a proper application.

[fixintoscrap]

eBay is also showing a banner at the top of the Payment Summary page (for sellers with a store subscription) acknowledging the doubling gross receipts issue on some 1099-K.

[richardsoestim-4]

Could you guys add my ID to the list to. I called Customer service, nothing happened. My gross was doubled.

[fixintoscrap]

eBay has already acknowledged this doubling issue with a banner on the Payment Summary page. Plus, they fixed the 1099-Ks on the download page and they have since mailed the correct 1099-Ks.

In addition, they sent an email acknowledging the problem and included a letter with the same apology with the physical / paper 1099-K about the doubling.

If you don't see a blue banner on your Payment Summary page, like seen on the comment above, then you might want to verify if your issue is an exact doubling of the gross receipt, or some other concern.