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Re: Financial planners, SEPs, IRAs
Posted by Carolyn Bodley of CO on 2/22/21 7:05am Msg #629743
Janet, I used a CPA for probably the first 17 years of my biz before doing them myself. What they always told me an what IRS.gov also says is “It should be noted that anytime self-employment tax is mentioned, it only refers to Social Security and Medicare taxes and does not include any other taxes that self-employed individuals may be required to file. Schedule SE is the form used when filing yearly taxes. SE tax rate is 15.3% and consists of 2 parts — 12.4% for Social Security and 2.9% for Medicare Hospital insurance.” Social Security used to send out an earnings report yearly, but now you have to go online and see it. You can see how much you’ve earned and how much has been paid in since you first started working. I know when I compare mine, my SE payments are included in the yearly report.

I agree wholeheartedly that people need to get help from a financial advisor instead of slip-sliding along and holding their breath or crossing their fingers every year when tax season rolls around.



As an employee of someone else, this is what appeared as FICA on paystubs — employer paid half and individual paid half. This is probably why you get to deduct 1/2 on income taxes when you are self-employed.

Quite honestly, I don’t understand how “other” taxes over and above biz write offs, as a self-employed individual are addressed.
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 Taxes - feelings screwed this year - Jennifer Mumford on 2/20/21 9:42pm
 Re: Taxes - feelings screwed this year - Carolyn Bodley on 2/20/21 11:46pm
 No, in CA, we can charge per sig notarized, not per stamp. n/m - JanetK_CA on 2/20/21 11:53pm
 Re: No, in CA, we can charge per sig notarized, not per stamp. - Jennifer Mumford on 2/21/21 12:22am
 Yes. You pay SE tax only on what remains after the notary -  MW/VA on 2/21/21 7:40am
 Re: Schedule C - Carolyn Bodley on 2/21/21 8:23am
 Re: Schedule C - Luckydog on 2/21/21 11:05am
 Re: IRS.gov topic 36 Penalty for underpayment of estimated - Carolyn Bodley on 2/21/21 12:22pm
 Topic 306 - Linda_H/FL on 2/21/21 12:30pm
 Re: Topic 306 - Carolyn Bodley on 2/21/21 12:49pm
 Re: Topic 306 - Luckydog on 2/21/21 3:23pm
 Many businesses file quarterly returns along with - Linda_H/FL on 2/21/21 4:37pm
 Re: CPA’s tax program and now TurboTax has always calculated - Carolyn Bodley on 2/21/21 12:52pm
 The IRS can charge a penalty is you owe $1,000 or more. -  MW/VA on 2/21/21 1:49pm
 Re: Topic 306 -  JanetK_CA on 2/21/21 4:46pm
 Re: Definitely easier to make 4 smaller quarterly payments - Carolyn Bodley on 2/21/21 4:56pm
 Re: Topic 306 - Jennifer Mumford on 2/21/21 5:04pm
 Re: Topic 306 - KimmyMD on 2/22/21 8:44am
 Re: Topic 306 - Luckydog on 2/22/21 8:47am
 Re: have never been incorporated; operate as IC dba - Carolyn Bodley on 2/22/21 9:31am
 Re: have never been incorporated; operate as IC dba - Luckydog on 2/22/21 12:48pm
 That has nothing to do with it. -  JanetK_CA on 2/22/21 3:29pm
 Re: That has nothing to do with it. - Luckydog on 2/22/21 6:58pm
 Re: That has nothing to do with it. - Carolyn Bodley on 2/22/21 9:14pm
 Re: Taxes - feelings screwed this year - ananotary on 2/21/21 8:53am
 Re: Taxes - feelings screwed this year -  Cheryl Elliott on 2/21/21 10:49am
 Re: Taxes - feelings screwed this year - Jennifer Mumford on 2/21/21 11:10am
 Don't feel too bad. Last year was really busy & I'm owing -  MW/VA on 2/21/21 1:47pm
 Re: Don - Luckydog on 2/21/21 8:17pm
 Re: You don’t pay your CPA quarterly - you mail $ yourself - Carolyn Bodley on 2/21/21 9:33pm
 Re: You don’t pay your CPA quarterly - you mail $ yourself - KimmyMD on 2/22/21 8:47am
 Re: Taxes Direct pay - Clem/CA on 2/21/21 12:06pm
 Re: Taxes Direct pay - Jennifer Mumford on 2/21/21 5:06pm
 Re: Financial planners, SEPs, IRAs - Carolyn Bodley on 2/21/21 10:03pm
 This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ n/m - ananotary on 2/21/21 10:40pm
 Re: This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - Luckydog on 2/22/21 8:49am
 Re: Financial planners, SEPs, IRAs -  JanetK_CA on 2/21/21 11:32pm
 Re: Financial planners, SEPs, IRAs - Carolyn Bodley on 2/22/21 7:05am
 Re: 1040-ES - Carolyn Bodley on 2/22/21 8:05am
 Re: 1040-ES -  JanetK_CA on 2/22/21 3:55pm
 Re: must make profit 3 out of 5 years - Carolyn Bodley on 2/22/21 5:19pm
 Re: must make profit 3 out of 5 years - VT_Syrup on 2/22/21 6:07pm
 Re: must make profit 3 out of 5 years - Luckydog on 2/23/21 7:19am



 
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