Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary ...

Sin taxes are a form of excise tax, such as the local excise tax of $1.50 New York City charges per pack of 20 cigarettes on top of the state's excise tax of $5.35 per pack of 20 cigarettes.

Form 1099-K must be sent to taxpayers by Jan. 31 of the following year. That is, you should have received your 1099-K for 2024 by the end of January 2025. (See the 2025 tax deadlines.) If you sell ...