Real ChatGPT answer · index seedwnfg7KQckiAcompleteFinance and banking · taxes and tax softwareinformational
What are self-employment taxes and why do I have to pay them in addition to normal income tax as a new contractor?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What are self-employment taxes and why do I have to pay them in addition to normal income tax as a new contractor?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
IRS self-employment tax 15.3% 92.35% deduct half self-employment tax estimated taxes 2026Google ↗
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Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
IRS self-employment tax 15.3% 92.35% deduct half self-employment tax estimated taxes 2026 Google ↗
- Self-employment tax (Social Security and Medicare taxes) · irs.gov
- 2026 Form 1040-ES · irs.gov
- Self-employment tax (Social Security and Medicare taxes) · irs.gov
- Topic no. 554, Self-employment tax · irs.gov
- Self-employed individuals tax center · irs.gov