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New IRS rule on concert ticket reselling

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According to the new Internal Revenue Services (IRS) rule, sites like StubHub and Ticketmaster have to report data of all sellers making more than $600.

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The American Rescue Plan Act requires sellers to fill out the 1099-K form, and the earnings will then be subjected to tax income deductions.

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Before, the taxable income on ticket resales was $20,000 in revenue in over 200 transactions.

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This was triggered after tickets for Taylor Swift's Eras tour saw highly inflated ticket resale prices.

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What began as an average face value price of $254 reached an exorbitant $2,183 at the resell price.

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Beyoncé's Renaissance tour ticket resales cost up to $900. Fake tickets were sold and sites also crashed.

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TicketMaster said that the site glitches and inability to prebook tickets were caused by bots.

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