by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jul 6, 2026 | Collectibles Tax Notes
The short version An auction settlement statement is tax evidence. It is not the tax return by itself. If you sell a card, coin, watch, painting, wine lot, or other collectible through an auction house or consignment platform, the wire you receive is usually net of...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jul 4, 2026 | Collectibles Tax Notes
The short version If you flip cards, watches, sneakers, comics, coins, or other collectibles at real volume, the tax problem is bigger than the 1099-K. You need to know what is inventory, what becomes cost of goods sold, and whether your sales create state sales-tax...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jul 2, 2026 | Collectibles Tax Notes
The short version Collectibles recordkeeping is not about building a perfect archive. It is about being able to connect each sale to the item you sold, what you paid for it, when you acquired it, what costs belong with it, what the platform reported, and what cash...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 30, 2026 | Collectibles Tax Notes
The short version If you sell cards, sneakers, watches, coins, comics, or other collectibles through eBay, StockX, Whatnot, or another online marketplace, a Form 1099-K can feel like the IRS has already calculated your tax. It has not. Form 1099-K is an information...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 29, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version A U.S. digital nomad can spend most of the year in South America and still have a state residency problem back home. Federal tax rules ask whether the taxpayer qualifies for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, reports worldwide income, and files the...
