# How do I track income from several payment apps?

Download each payment app's monthly statement, record every business payment as its own income entry with the date, customer, amount and the app it came through, and record the app's fees as an expense. The IRS says you must report income whether or not you get a Form 1099-K, and gifts or repayments from friends are not taxable. A ProfitDrawer bookkeeping spreadsheet adds all apps together by income category and by month.

A simple monthly routine:

1. **Pick one day a month** to export a statement or transaction report from every app you use.
2. **Record gross amounts.** Enter the full payment as income and the processing fee as a separate expense, so your income matches what the customer paid.
3. **Note the app** in the client or invoice number field, for example "Smith, app A".
4. **Mark personal transfers as non-business** in the app when you can, as the IRS suggests, and leave them out of your books.
5. **Match transfers.** When an app pays out to your bank, do not record that transfer as new income; you already counted the sales.
6. **Compare at year end** with any Form 1099-K you receive.

Payment apps and online marketplaces must file a Form 1099-K when payments are over $20,000 in more than 200 transactions in a year, the threshold reinstated by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and they may also send one for lower amounts, so some sellers get a form and many do not. Their income is still taxable.

General information, not tax advice.

- Source: [Understanding your Form 1099-K](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/understanding-your-form-1099-k)
- Updated: 2026-10-29
- Published: 2026-10-29
- Category: Bookkeeping basics
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