So I sold 100 bucks worth of BTC to someone this morning, and now they're asking for 900. Sounds awesome, right? But usually, I try to keep my sales under 500 bucks on sites like eBay or Leboncoin because I'm worried they might report my earnings to the tax folks. If that happens, I could end up paying 30% tax, even though I'm only making 5% profit on the deal. How much do you all think I can sell in a year from one account before it raises any red flags with taxes? Also, are there any alternatives with a paywall that would let me take debit cards? I'd appreciate any advice!
You need to mention where you are from.
And you said 30% tax which should be on capital gains so if you are making 5% from a deal then the 30% of the 5% should be paid as tax not from the whole amount and you may need to consult the professional to know the possible ways to avoid the tax and if you just use banking transaction and KYC details then tax agency will know and may add penalty for evading the taxes.
Im from france and i think here if you are not a registered company they dont care and flat tax everything at 30% plus they will be really pissed off at me for doing otc because its " helping other peoples avoid taxes"
i know there is a limit if i stay under that on each account they will not bother me but i have to find out how much it is
oopsy i did it again with 300euro with the same customer (my greed will consume me i know) to the website it looks like i have sold him a ps5 but no it was btc 5 allegedly
and now he also wants 500e monero for tommorow or 600euro btc
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i think i will chill out on leboncoin and only do irl deals there no more online deals because if i get banned i am done its the only site where i have reviews and ratings if i lose it i will have to restart from zero
or atleast i should get payd on another account not my main one
Any reason why you shouldn't just use p2p exchanges to sell that Bitcoin, like localcoinswap? By using eBay and those other services which are not meant for crypto trading, i believe you could be breaching part of their terms of service and this could lead to some troubles on your account once they discover any suspicious activity. Better safe than sorry.
Wait seems kinda off, there's a transaction of buy and sell of BTC using an ebay, which is out of bound with their services? correct me if im wrong, more likely ive seen right there is more likely an item. Also its way more risker to make a buy and sell right there because there's no assurance if other party are willing to pay, but if you think its safe to do that its all your risk to deal with but for me its ideal use a exchange platform and applied for a p2p basis to avoid risk of scams.
Use P2P, OP, instead. It was safer than the current option, and even after accounting for the tax cost, it was still smaller than the amount you presented. And judging by the convo, the more they ask for another transaction, the more it leads to a possible scam. It is too risky on your side, OP. I think you need to use an alternative method for buying/selling your Bitcoin.
You will have to be careful in this kind of transaction. You might not experience a scam with this, but never ignore it because scammers will get your trust first before making a scam move.
hi thanks for the advice i will keep this on my mind however because i have reviews on leboncoin (the ebay of france) i am able to get the peoples to pay / send first so there is no way i can get scammed there
and even charge backs they cant try it because in the delivery method i use the "f2f option" and the guy has to press " item received" before i will send him the crypto.
there was scam attempts on previous dms but its easy to filter i already have experience from years ago when i used to flip phones and e bikes
localcoinswap ? is it possible to pay/get payd with a debit card through a paywall there ? because if the only way is wire transfer i risk getting charge backs there
correct he first dm me on this advert witch talks about exchanging crypto and when we agree on a price i create a listing for an item and he purchases it with the f2f option then i send the coins to the customer
so far i only did it for smaller amounts and for big amounts we meet in person in a bank or casino
100, 500 or 900 is still a small amount to get highlighted. I think you should be fine until the size is below $10k which might trigger these platforms to ask for additional KYC documents and they can report you to tax authorities if they find any anomalies. I don't think they would just report because you are selling a few hundreds on their platform.
Do not forget that even they will be making profits out of your commission so they would not put you into trouble at least until tax authorities pressurize them to hand out this date. These companies like Leboncoin or eBay will never just go to the tax authorities upfront as even their platforms reputation is on stake here.
I have friends there that told me once that above 3k it can trigger the service alarm to do investigation about the incoming money and obviously tax part too.
They aren't expert, so this is not an answer and dividing the sum in small parts make it safer. Nevertheless, leboncoin and similar services aren't intended for such usage and can be considered as money laundering. Better to use a known and secure platform.
I agree. OP might be taking a risk dealing on such platforms. We always have trusted P2P platforms where we can make 5% or even more margins in regular buying or selling plus the trades are insured as the exchange always acts as a third part barrier which will minimize the risks of getting scammed. Yes, these P2P platforms do comply strictly with the regulatory bodies but still paying taxes on our gains should not be that hard as it is not going to wipe out pour profits.
OP, please remember, you only have to pay tax on your gains and not on the total amount. Even if you wager $100,000 but just make a profit of $100 than the only tax payable here will be on $100 so you don't have to worry about the total trade size. Even I would recommend you to check our these p2P platforms to find better margins.
i agree i should normaly use p2p platforms but sadely i have tryed and either peoples where not buying because i have no reviews and im nobody there OR the only peoples interested seemed to be scammers
so i had to get creative and use leboncoin/ebay so this is what i am going to do now and maybe i should make multiple accounts and not sell on my main one where i have the advert because if i get banned i will
lose all the reviews and be nobody again
sold 300 again at 7% or an rtx depending on who you asks
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it cant be that easy nothing ever came easy like this in my life so this is the last one after this i will take cautions selling on other accounts and talking crypto with the customer on whatsapp or other so if leboncoin staff
reads my dms they wont know whats happening
this is the type of advice i was looking for yes i will stay under 10k transactions in a single month because either way anything above 500 i ask peoples to meet irl and did deals up to 5k at once like this
also sometimes there is legit peoples asking for 30/50k witch i cant even source because i dont have enough capital currently i can do up to 18k by taking interest free loans from my friend with my stock portfolio as
collateral
I don't think you stand to get a good result with selling too much Bitcoin on a platform like eBay or on other consumer focused sites with P2P payment system in place.
It always ends up badly and that is what you are going through now.
Although I may not have a solution to your problem even though I intend to help, but I can offer some alternatives in case of future trading for you and others out here as well.
1. It is always best use an exchange that has built reputation over the years like coin base, kraken, Binance, because they comply directly with all KYC and AML laws.
2. While I don't know so much about eBay payment system except how to pay for an order, it helps to know that it is wiser and safer to use platforms that integrate escrow services that are designed specifically for cryptocurrency payments, because they ensure the payment is verified and released as it should without any hitches arising from both parties.
3. Lastly, it would be best to use a platform that offers personalized services, better liquidity and legal contracts, this is so as to ensure that one has a safe and compliant transfer of funds across any platform of choice. Also, for very large sales in this regard, an institutional OTC desk would come through.
It helps to do a personal research so as not to get into such situations and to be able to get yourself out of it, like the experience OP is currently going through.
hi i did some researchs about leboncoin and found out anything above 2000euro per year the app asks you to put in tax id and freezes withdraws until you comply thankfully i stopped a little bit below that threshold
and i will continue with a rotation of accounts from friends