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by bane 4218 days ago
Can you give an example where what I provided was incorrect?

- Car payments are the same

- Gas is the same

- Insurance is the same

- Vehicle wear and tear is the same

I'm sure I made a mistake somewhere or overlooked something...

1 comments

At the start:

"You work 215 hours per month on average (50 * 4.3 weeks) and make $4,300 revenue during that time (or $51,600/year). - Subtract self-employment tax 15.3% - ~$7900 - Taxable income 37,650 - ~$5,300 in taxes so subtract that"

You don't pay self employment tax on revenue you pay it on profit. So if your paying ex:10,000 in expences for gas then you would pay (51,600 - 10,000) * 15.3% = 6364$ in self employment taxes.

Yup, you're correct. I should deduct the expenses first.