Is there any deduction for storage space and sending things I'm selling to myself?

r1111

Hello. I basically got scammed by a moving company a few years ago and I have things in a storage space in another state. I have shipped a few boxes to myself to sell some of these things. Is there any deduction I can use for the storage space or the boxes sent?I don't even know if I can deduct the sales because I wasn't issued any tax forms for selling. I just don't want this scam to end up ruining me. Thank you.

LaurenW

Hello,

You can still report self-employment income even if you were not issued any tax forms. I'm going to include a link below from the IRS to see if your situation can be considered a business. If it is, then you can report any sales income and expenses on a Schedule C.

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc407#:~:text=Business%20income%20may%20include%20income%20received%20from%20the,in%20the%20real%20estate%20business%20are%20business%20income.