Into which categories does my eBay data go?

Seller Ledger automatically places the following eBay values into these corresponding categories, which roll up to the Schedule C tax lines in the right column.

eBay value Seller Ledger category Schedule C Tax Line
Item sale price Product Sales (Income)
  1. Gross Receipts or Sales
Item discount Discounts (Income)
  1. Returns and allowances
Shipping amount charged to customer Shipping Collected (Income)
  1. Gross Receipts or Sales



Final value fees Commissions and fees (Expense) 10. Commissions and fees
Ad fees Commissions and fees (Expense) 10. Commissions and fees
Insertion fees Commissions and fees (Expense) 10. Commissions and fees
Shipping labels Office expense (Expense) 18. Office expenses

You can view the totals by category in the Profit & Loss report and the Tax line totals in the Schedule C tax report.


If you would like to change how these transaction types are treated, check out our blog post about customizing eBay categorization.

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