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Do you have to file taxes for Amazon Mechanical Turk?

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Do you have to file taxes for Amazon Mechanical Turk?

Do you have to pay taxes on money you get through Amazon Mechanical Turk? As a practical matter you may very well have to file an income tax return if you make more that $400 in a calendar year, though you probably will not have to pay any income tax, only Self Employment taxes (Social Security and Medicare).

Is MTurk considered self employed?

You can use your own address as your business address since you are considered self-employed. You can also use your own name and social security number. When you set up your business, you can use your own name, address, and social security number.

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How do I report a Turk on taxes?

Here’s how to report the income: You will file a Schedule C as a self-employed person. The Schedule C will flow onto your individual income tax return (Form 1040) and be netted with other personal income and expenses.

Is it safe to sell my MTurk account?

A: There are many people who keep posting that they are ready to sell their mturk account. However, there are so many risk associated with these accounts. You can only withdraw money if your account profile name matches with your bank profile name.

Is MTurk available in India?

Mturk is available in India. Its just a matter of getting approved once you sign up. Probably waiting for Google to come to India. Please consider it making available, dear Amazon. You realize that this is not Amazon, let alone “dear Amazon”, right?

What are some tricks to get a MTurk account for non-USA members?

In short, there are no tricks to get a Mturk account for Non-USA members. I would suggest to wait till Mturk again starts accepting new workers from Non-USA countries. Though, you can work on some Mturk alternative for now.

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How do I purchase hits on Amazon Mechanical Turk?

Follow these steps to purchase prepaid HITs: From your Amazon Mechanical Turk account, go to My Account -> Purchase Prepaid HITs. Enter in the amount you would like to purchase. Select the credit or debit card on file or enter in new credit or debit card information.