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The IRS website offers a lot of information on self employed tax. They describe "who is self-employed", "what are my obligations to paying taxes if one is self-employed" etc.
Yes. The "self-employment tax" is actually the Social Security and Medicare tax. If you work for someone else, you would have Social Security and Medicare tax taken out of your paycheck and your employer would match the amounts that were taken out. When you are self-employed, instead of having these amounts taken out of your paycheck, you pay both the employee and the employer share directly to the government.
If you are self-employed you likely will be able to claim your travel insurance as a deduction. If you are not self-employed a portion of the travel insurance may be tax deductible.
If a person is self-employed there are expenses and allowances that can be claimed to reduce the amount of income tax paid. These expenses can be claimed for the current tax year and the previous four years.
Yes...while it has certain tax detriments...being self employed also has many benefits!
TaxCut is great tax software if you're self-employed.
Tax Cut Home Business is great for self-employed people, and can help you work deductions.
The IRS website offers a lot of information on self employed tax. They describe "who is self-employed", "what are my obligations to paying taxes if one is self-employed" etc.
Turbo Tax has a system designed stricly for those that are self employed.
Yes. The "self-employment tax" is actually the Social Security and Medicare tax. If you work for someone else, you would have Social Security and Medicare tax taken out of your paycheck and your employer would match the amounts that were taken out. When you are self-employed, instead of having these amounts taken out of your paycheck, you pay both the employee and the employer share directly to the government.
If you are self-employed you likely will be able to claim your travel insurance as a deduction. If you are not self-employed a portion of the travel insurance may be tax deductible.
If a person is self-employed there are expenses and allowances that can be claimed to reduce the amount of income tax paid. These expenses can be claimed for the current tax year and the previous four years.
These rates vary from year to year, so the most up to date rates are on the revenue website at the link below.
Yes...while it has certain tax detriments...being self employed also has many benefits!
There are tax software websites for those that are self employed at a reasonable cost. You can choose from a wide array of websites and they all cost about the same amount.
Inaccurate self employed tax return and auto injury claim should not have any affect on each other for income tax return purposes.
There are a few tax credits available for small businesses who offer health care and other services to their employees. If you are self employed and have income below a certain threshold, you are eligible for other tax credits as well.