Alex Dodd/flickr Flakka is made from a compound called alpha-PVP, a chemical cousin of cathinone, the amphetamine-like drug found in bath salts. Here's the worst part: While the active ingredient in bath salts was officially banned in 2011, its newer relative, alpha-PVP, was not.ike cocaine and meth, flakka comes with a comedown, the period when the drug leaves the body and the person is left feeling fatigued or depressed. This sensation often results in users returning to the drug to get rid of the negative comedown feeling, jump-starting a cycle of use that can lead to abuse.
(However, LLC owners also get to deduct half of the total amount from their taxable income, which saves a few tax dollars.) The self-employment tax rate for business owners is 15.3% of net income up to an annual threshold and then 2.9% for income above the threshold amount.
1 If you are self-employed you generally have to pay self-employment tax as well as income tax. 2  Self-employment tax is a Social Security and Medicare tax primarily for individuals who work for themselves.3  It is similar to the Social Security and Medicare taxes withheld from the pay of most wage earners. You figure self-employment tax using a Form 1040 Schedule SE. 2  Also, you can deduct an employer's equivalent portion of your self-employment tax in figuring your adjusted gross income. 3  In prior years, the deduction was equal to one-half of self-employment tax.