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Erica Neuman, Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton

You can't hide side hustles from the IRS anymore – here's what taxpayers need to know about reporting online payments for gig work

Dog-walking income is taxable. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Do you rent out your home a few weekends a year through Airbnb? Sell stuff on Etsy? Get paid for pet-sitting? If you, like many Americans, make at least US$600 a year with a side hustle of any kind, the way you pay taxes may soon change.

New rules are going to make sure the Internal Revenue Service gets more information about payments made to Venmo and other apps often used for informal work. And this new system will enhance the agency’ ability to detect any underreported taxable income.

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