Self-Employment Tax

As an employee, you had FICA tax withheld from your wages, and your employer matched your contribution and remitted both to the IRS. As a self-employed person, you are required to pay both halves of those taxes, called self employment tax.

Self-employment tax is based on your NET earnings from self- employment, as explained in the instructions for Schedule SE.

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