eBay just keeps getting weirder

[Happy Jack]

We're getting in touch to let you know about the UK digital sales reporting law. This law requires marketplaces like eBay to collect and report seller information if you meet one of these thresholds: 30 or more sales, or sales exceeding £1740 in a calendar year.

 

Since you've reached this threshold, please update your account by providing your National Insurance number.

[Beedster]

3 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

We're getting in touch to let you know about the UK digital sales reporting law. This law requires marketplaces like eBay to collect and report seller information if you meet one of these thresholds: 30 or more sales, or sales exceeding £1740 in a calendar year.

 

Since you've reached this threshold, please update your account by providing your National Insurance number.

That’s not eBay that’s HMRC, I’ve had my account suspended because I didn’t provide the data. I’m sure it’s probably OK and a sign of the times but I’m not really wanting to find ebay sales factored into my taxable income so thought I’d wait a while and see how the dust settles

[tauzero]

This is HMRC's sudden obsession with "side hustles", as they want to scrape a bit more income from the average person on the street/Clapham omnibus rather than Reeves introduce a wealth tax or bring CGT in line with income tax or do anything significant to get more money from the very rich.

[Geek99]

It’s easier to get eBay to collect tax for them on people selling second hand goods bought from taxed-income than go after the very rich. 
selling 1000 of new stuff in a year is a legitimate target, but only when you also tax wealthy people 

 

[tegs07]

1 hour ago, Geek99 said:

It’s easier to get eBay to collect tax for them on people selling second hand goods bought from taxed-income than go after the very rich. 
selling 1000 of new stuff in a year is a legitimate target, but only when you also tax wealthy people 

 

Agreed. Full tax scavenging mode. Just picking the meat from the bones rather than the fat. The real question being why do so many people need a side hustle just to get by?