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Full Time Job and Self Employment and a 1040ES
Currently I am full time employed with a company, and am in the 25% tax bracket and claim no exemptions. I also have a website that I get ad revenue from.
Last year I had a few hundred dollars I owed ...
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W2 and 1099 (self employed) income in same year: social security taxable income limit?
For 2013, the maximum taxable social security income for employees on wages is $113,700, and for self employed individuals it is also $113,700 (though obviously at a higher rate).
Suppose a person is ...
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offshoring work and tax dilemma
My friend in USA who is a US citizen wants to hire her cousin from her native country and will be paying the relative as independent contractor.
Dilemma:
She does not have a registered business ...
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Switching From Employee to Independent Contractor
I've read a few different questions on here regarding the breakdown of employee vs independent contractor, but my situation has details that are quite different, hence, the question.
When I was ...
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Working out if I should be registered as self-employed in the UK
I have spent the past few evenings trying to work out what is the correct thing to do with regards to taxation in the UK for my set of circumstances.
9-5 I work for a company and am on PAYE.
5-9 I ...
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Reporting income - independent contractor, received no 1099
I have some stuff from last year that I want to report, I just don't have the information the IRS forms ask for.
I know how much I made and I know what percentage to pay taxes on, but for voluntary ...
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If I pay taxes on my earnings, would someone also pay taxes on the same earnings if I subcontract them and pay a share?
Forgive the confusing title, but it was the best way that I could explain the following situation briefly.
I currently have some contracts for doing IT works with various companies. They pay me as ...
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I am a contractor with revenue below UK's VAT threshold. Should I register for VAT?
I am an IT contractor based in London. I understand that there is a threshold for VAT of £73,000. In my current business, I have not exceeded that threshold as of yet but expect to within the ...
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Tax on £1,000,000 before or after expenses
If you start a business and end up making £1,000,000 in 1 tax year, are you supposed to pay tax on the whole £1,000,000, or do you pay tax on the money you have left over after spending on your living ...
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If I am Indian citizen residing in India but earning through online freelancing in US dollars, to whom do I pay taxes?
Say I am an Indian citizen and residing in India and earning through online freelancing software programming in US dollars. Which government do I pay taxes to?
Do I pay some taxes to Indian ...
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W-8BEN? What's the tax from selling my software to a U.S. company, from abroad?
I am developing software program (I live and work outside of US - Europe, I don't have a company), and now have a client from US which wants to license my program (pay me money so he can use it).
He ...
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Side work taxes higher if regular job salary higher?
Simple question. If Person A makes $150,000 at their regular job (W2) and brings in $5,000 on a side job (1099-MISC), do they owe more in taxes on the $5,000 versus Person B, who earns $50,000 (W2) at ...
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I'm self-employed with my own LLC. How should I pay myself, given my situation?
I do a ton of freelance web design and decided to setup a simple LLC so I could have a credit card to make business purchases with. From my limited understanding, I can choose to be taxed as an S-corp ...
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Can you write off time like you can money?
I've spent considerable time in the last year building a portfolio for my business. This time was donated to clients, for my benefit, and theirs.
There is a large opportunity cost lost. I could ...
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When is it necessary to apply taxes for web freelancing services in Quebec, Canada?
When is it necessary to apply taxes for web freelancing services in Quebec, Canada?