Re: Opening a new Etsy shop
Generally speaking, stealth techniques WILL work for ETSY, with the additional caveat that if your items were totally unique, you COULD get linked that way. It sounds like you have that covered, though.
Also, it is always a BAD IDEA to involve friends or relatives regarding stealth accounts. Search the forums for the stories of relationships gone south over accounts gone wrong.
As for taxes, you COULD have your mother file and pay the taxes on any income received, but that COULD BE A BAD IDEA and as to how to set that up it depends on a lot of factors. RSOT is correct in stating that tax issues are best left to a professional tax advisor. Nobody on this forum is a tax expert, and even if we were, we don't know enough about your personal situation, or your mother's situation, to give you correct information.
Sometimes people take this as us not wanting to be helpful, but that is not the case. We are erring on the side of caution, as things could go wrong very easily if the CORRECT advice is not given. For example, someone could ask the same question you just did. We say OK, have your mother file this form and that form. But we didn't know your mother was receiving social security disability payments. She files the form and loses her benefits. That is an example of how these things can go wrong, so PLEASE ask a tax professional. Many of them will charge very little for this advice, like $50 or $100. If you routinely use someone to file your taxes each year, they may even give you their advice for free.
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