General Services Administration, if a trucker is allotted $56 in per diem expenses a day, that breaks down to about $9 for breakfast, $13 for lunch, $29 for dinner and $5 for incidental charges.er Diem Rates. The U.S. government publishes rates for per diem expenses each year. These rates are a guideline for self-employed truckers that helps them determine how much they can spend each day on per diem expenses and write off the expense.
Self Employment. Self-Employment is an employment program of Employment Nova Scotia that assists unemployed eligible individuals create jobs for themselves by starting a business. The Self Employment (SE) program provides entrepreneurial support and financial assistance to eligible unemployed participants starting their own business.
The Self-Employment Tax. The self-employment tax is the combined Social Security and Medicare taxes due on net self-employment income. Self-employed persons take a deduction for the employer's portion of the Self-Employment tax as a line item deduction on page 1 of their Form 1040. The self-employment tax itself and the deduction for the employer portion is calculated on Schedule SE. State income tax rates apply to net self-employment income.