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I am setting up my freelance bookkeeping rates for the first time and need to know the industry standard percentage for overhead and taxes in New York.

ChatGPTgpt-63 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
I am setting up my freelance bookkeeping rates for the first time and need to know the industry standard percentage for overhead and taxes in New York.
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 IRS self employment tax rate estimated tax payments official IRS 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
New York State 2026 income tax rates official tax departmentGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact
freelance bookkeeping business overhead percentage benchmark small business bookkeepingGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (3)
Short fact33%Other / navigationalComparison33%Consequence33%ReasonDefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2026 IRS self employment tax rate estimated tax payments official IRS 2026 Google ↗
New York State 2026 income tax rates official tax department Google ↗
freelance bookkeeping business overhead percentage benchmark small business bookkeeping Google ↗

Queries

3 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
2026 IRS self employment tax rate estimated tax payments official IRS 2026
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Consequence——1x
of 1
New York State 2026 income tax rates official tax department
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Short fact——1x
of 1
freelance bookkeeping business overhead percentage benchmark small business bookkeeping
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Comparison——1x
of 1