[vorpalhex]

Freelance and being a landlord is in fact a business and you do in fact need to pay business taxes as appropriate.

Again, this does not change personal taxes.

[asguy]

Please explain what a “business tax” is in the US. Personal taxes are definitely affected if you happen to do business as a sole proprietor. They’re even affected if you happen to have an LLC with passthrough taxation.

[vorpalhex]

If you form an llc, and if you pay passthrough taxes instead then you are perfectly well aware that you are a business and that passthrough taxes are saving you paperwork. If not, your CPA can explain this to you.