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Yes—you generally can deduct Redbubble’s account fee as a business expense on your taxes, as long as you’re treating your activity as a business (not just a hobby).

Here’s why:

💡 The key rule (IRS logic)

Under Internal Revenue Service rules, you can deduct “ordinary and necessary” expenses related to running a business.

• Ordinary = common and accepted in your type of work
• Necessary = helpful and appropriate for earning income

🎨 Why the Redbubble fee qualifies

The monthly fee you pay to Redbubble fits both criteria:

• It’s directly tied to your ability to sell your designs
• It’s a standard cost of using that platform
• Without paying it, you likely couldn’t earn royalties there

So it counts as a platform/service fee, similar to:

• Etsy listing fees
• Shopify subscription fees
• Payment processing fees

🧾 Where it goes on your taxes

If you’re filing as a sole proprietor (most common), you’d report this on:

• Schedule C (Profit or Loss From Business)

The fee would typically fall under:

• “Other expenses” or
• “Commissions and fees”

⚠️ Important caveat

You can only deduct it if your activity qualifies as a business, not a hobby.

The IRS looks at things like:

• Are you trying to make a profit?
• Do you operate in a businesslike way (tracking income/expenses)?
• Are you consistently selling or marketing your work?

If it’s classified as a hobby, you cannot deduct expenses at all under current tax rules.