Questions tagged [self-employment]
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Calculating work from home expenses
I'm self-employed freelancer, and primarily work from home. I work more than 101 hours per month from home. I'm trying to calculate the proportion of my home expenses (energy bills, council tax, ...
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Self-employed on the side and student loan
I'm in the process of filling my self-assessment form, and have come across a section that's confusing me a little bit.
My situation is that I'm in full-time employment, and doing some freelance on ...
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Can I write off a car that will be used for reverse engineering and product testing?
I am an electrical engineering consultant (self employed) helping a client develop an accessory for Electric Vehicles. I need to have an EV to reverse engineer some of the protocols, and to test ...
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When does a self-employed tax payer have to make quarterly tax payment? (Safe harbor rule)
My question is about when does a self-employed tax payer have to make quarterly tax payments.
I understand that there is a safe harbor rule that says if you owed less than $1000 in taxes then you do ...
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Double self-employment tax (MA state and federal)?
I am living in Hong Kong but paying taxes as a US citizen to the US. The company I work for is in MA. Although I receive a 1099-NEC, in actual practice I am a part-time employee. I understand that I ...
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Contributions (ira, hsa, etc) for minors?
I know a minor who has some decent self-employment income that has a heavy self-employment tax pending. No personal deductions are being made currently, as the minor doesn't even have a retirement or ...
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How to fill out a W-4 for a job when you're also self-employed, if your self-employed income puts you in a different tax bracket?
I've been self-employed for a while, and am now starting a second job with an employer. I'm a bit confused as to how I should complete the W-4 - I just want to make sure I'm paying the correct amount ...
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Which countries taxes do I need to pay?
I have a question about paying business taxes after you move abroad. I currently own my own business as an online freelancer and work for an umbrella company who manage all my taxes. I'm going to move ...
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How do NI Qualifying Years work if you're self-employed *at a low rate* AND employed
In order to receive a full UK State Pension you must accrue enough "Qualifying Years".
I (think that!) I understand how qualifying years work if you're just employed.
And I (think that!) I ...
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Can I re-file a missing Schedule 1 in this situation?
A friend of mine, with self-employment income did his/her income tax using Turbo Tax. Turbo Tax produced the tax return including Schedule 1. My friend has a Qualified business income deduction. ...
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Can I deduct driving expenses when I am driving for a ride share service and hoping to get a passanger?
Imagine a person is driving for a ride share service such as Uber. He is at his favorite spot waiting for his next passenger. He then gets a passenger and drives the passenger where he/she wants to go....
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Can self-employed skip quarterly tax payement if compensated by spouse extra witholding?
Suppose a couple made a one employed spouse and one self-employed spouse. Further suppose that the couple choose to file jointly.
Instead of having the self-employed spouse pay anticipated taxes of x$ ...
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Making separate individual estimated tax payments when married filing jointly
My spouse and I typically file our tax return as married filing jointly due to the advantages like the child and dependent tax credit, and we plan to do so again this coming year.
This year, we have ...
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What late payment fees would apply for a self-employed person in the UK on contract with a French company?
I am owed payment for a contract from a French company, which is now 6 months late. The UK and EU law both stipulates 30 days is the maximum amount of time that can pass before late payment fees are ...
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Can I make a trip tax deductible if it is for personal development?
I'm a part-time software engineer, and I want to go to the Bay Area to meet people I've only met online, do networking, meet my employer and former employer in-person, etc. However, it's a trip I'm ...
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