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Quarterly tax estimator
Work out what to send the IRS every quarter, including self-employment tax, the QBI deduction and the safe-harbour minimum that protects you from penalties.
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S-corp breakeven
Find the profit level where an S-corp election saves more in self-employment tax than it costs in payroll, filing fees and extra accounting.
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Freelance rate calculator
Turn the take-home you want into an hourly rate that actually covers tax, unpaid time, health insurance, time off and the hours you cannot bill.
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Solo 401(k) calculator
See exactly how much you can put into a solo 401(k) this year as both employee and employer, and how much more it shelters than a SEP IRA.
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Home office deduction
Compare the simplified $5-per-square-foot method against deducting a share of your real housing costs, and see which gives you the bigger deduction.
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Mileage deduction
Work out your 2026 business mileage deduction using both IRS rates — 72.5 cents through June, 76 cents from July — and compare it with actual expenses.
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Self-employment tax
Work out the Social Security and Medicare you owe on freelance profit, including the wage base cap and the half that comes back as a deduction.
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Estimated tax penalty
See whether you owe an underpayment penalty, quarter by quarter, at the 7% rate the IRS charges for 2026 — and what it would take to stay in the clear.
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Freelance take-home pay
See what is actually left from your business profit after federal income tax, self-employment tax and an estimate of state tax.
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1099 vs W-2 offer
Compare a contract rate against a salary offer properly — both halves of payroll tax, employer health cover, 401(k) match and unpaid time all counted.
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Business expense value
Work out what a deductible purchase actually costs you after federal, state and self-employment tax relief — and why a deduction is not a rebate.
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Invoice late fee
Work out what an overdue invoice is now worth with a monthly late fee, simple or compounded, and see the annualised rate you are actually charging.
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S-Corp vs Sole Proprietor: When the Election Actually Pays
The S-corp election saves payroll tax but costs real money to run. Here is where the line falls, and the three things that quietly erase the saving.
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Quarterly Taxes for Freelancers: What to Pay and When
How estimated quarterly taxes work when you are self-employed: what you owe, the four due dates, and the safe-harbour rule that prevents IRS penalties.
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How to Set a Freelance Rate That Is Not Secretly a Pay Cut
Why dividing a salary by 2,080 hours produces a rate that loses money, and how to work backwards from the take-home you actually want.