First 1099
“I sold digital art and received all my payments directly through PayPal, do I need to file a formal Schedule C even without an official LLC?”
Receiving payment through PayPal and not having an LLC does not by itself determine how the income is reported. For digital art sales, the main factors are often whether the activity is treated as a business or a hobby, how regularly the sales occur, and whether the payments were for goods or services tied to self-employment. In many cases, the presence of a 1099 from PayPal is only one part of the picture, since income can still be reportable even without one. The recordkeeping around sales, fees, and related expenses also tends to shape how the return is prepared. A focused session can map this against your actual situation in plain English.
In your 30-minute session, the KGOB advisor handling it will:
- Read your exact situation and tell you, in plain English, what’s actually going on.
- Lay out your options and the trade-offs — no jargon, no judgment.
- Give you a clear next step you can act on, whether that’s with us or on your own.
“I got my first 1099 and I'm completely lost, can you walk me through it?”
“I just left my W-2 job to go independent, how do my taxes change?”
“I just got a 1099-K from Venmo for selling my old personal clothes at a loss, do I actually have to pay taxes on this money?”
“I worked as an independent contractor for three months and never saved for taxes, what are my immediate payment plan options with the IRS?”
This page is a prompt to start a conversation, not tax or legal advice, and states no tax-law specifics as fact. A consult session does not by itself create an ongoing engagement. We do not promise specific outcomes or savings. Kohari Gonzalez Oneyear & Brown PLLC — Charlotte, NC.
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