63 tagged with "Self-Employment Tax"
Self-employment tax rules, calculations, and strategies for business owners
Additional Medicare Tax 0.9%: How Form 8959 Reconciles Employer Withholding With Filing Status Thresholds
A 0.9% surtax applies to earned income above $200,000 (single) or $250,000 (joint), but employers withhold using a flat $200,000 per-job trigger. Form 8959 reconciles the two rules — generating a balance due for most dual-income couples and a credit for over-withheld single earners.
No Tax on Tips: How the New $25,000 Above-the-Line Deduction Actually Works for Servers, Stylists, and Drivers Through 2028
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act creates an above-the-line deduction of up to $25,000 in qualified tips for tax years 2025 through 2028, available only to workers in IRS-listed tipped occupations and phased out above $150,000 MAGI ($300,000 joint).
The 1099-K Whiplash Ends: Why the $20,000 and 200-Transaction Threshold Is Back for 2026
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act repealed the $600 1099-K threshold in July 2025 and restored the original $20,000-and-200-transaction federal rule, easing paperwork for casual sellers and gig workers — but every dollar of business income remains taxable.
Profits Interests Under Rev Proc 93-27: A Guide to Tax-Free LLC Equity Grants
Profits interests let LLCs grant equity to service providers tax-free under IRS Revenue Procedure 93-27. This guide covers the safe harbor's three conditions, the threshold value rule, Rev Proc 2001-43 vesting fix, and the self-employment tax tradeoff partners should expect.
Small Business Taxes 2026: A Complete Obligations Guide for New Business Owners
A 2026 walkthrough of every small business tax obligation—federal income, self-employment, payroll, sales, and excise—with the full filing calendar, quarterly estimated tax safe harbors, OBBBA-era changes (permanent QBI, $1.21M Section 179, restored 100% bonus depreciation), and the recordkeeping habits that prevent penalties.
FEIE Explained: How Expats and Digital Nomads Can Exclude Up to $132,900 from US Tax in 2026
The 2026 Foreign Earned Income Exclusion lets qualifying Americans abroad exclude up to $132,900 of foreign-earned income on Form 2555. This guide details the physical presence and bona fide residence tests, the housing exclusion, FEIE vs. Foreign Tax Credit tradeoffs, and audit-ready documentation for expats and digital nomads.
LLC Taxes Explained: A Complete Guide for Single-Member, Multi-Member, and S-Corp Elections
A practical guide to how LLCs are actually taxed federally—disregarded entity, partnership, S-corp, or C-corp—when each classification makes sense, what the S-Corp election saves at $150K of profit, the 75-day Form 2553 deadline, and the six mistakes that most reliably trigger IRS audits.
Self-Employment Tax Deductions 2026: A Complete Guide for Freelancers
A line-by-line guide to the deductions self-employed workers can claim in 2026, including the now-permanent 20% QBI deduction under OBBBA, $72,000 Solo 401(k) limits, the 72.5-cent IRS mileage rate, and the documentation rules that hold up under audit.
What Is the LLC Tax Rate? A Complete Guide to How LLCs Are Actually Taxed
An LLC has no federal tax classification of its own — it borrows the rules of a sole proprietorship, partnership, S corporation, or C corporation. This 2026 guide breaks down every regime, the actual rates that apply, the income thresholds where the S-corp election starts paying off, and the state and self-employment tax layers that determine your real effective LLC tax rate.
Self-Employment Tax in 2026: The Complete Guide for Freelancers and Independent Contractors
How self-employment tax works in 2026 — the 15.3% combined rate, the $184,500 Social Security wage base, the $400 filing threshold, quarterly estimated payment deadlines, the deductions that reduce both income and SE tax, and the income level where an S-corp election starts to pay off (typically $60K–$80K net).
What Tax Rate Do Small Businesses Actually Pay? A 2026 Guide by Entity Type
There is no single small business tax rate. Federal effective rates typically run 12–24% for pass-throughs and a flat 21% for C corps, with self-employment tax, the QBI deduction, and entity choice each shifting the bill by thousands per year.
17 SMB Tax Saving Strategies That Actually Move the Needle in 2026
A working playbook for small business owners filing in 2026 — covering the now-permanent QBI deduction, the $2.56M Section 179 cap, S-corp salary structure, Solo 401(k) limits up to $72,000, and the bookkeeping habits that make every other strategy survive an audit.