Maybe you call it freelancing, or you call it contract work, or you call it gig work. Maybe you have multiple part-time jobs in which you are paid hourly, with no benefits. Perhaps you have started your own business out of your home.
In any of those scenarios, you are considered “self-employed’’ by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). But, because you are making money in what you are doing, you must pay taxes on the revenue you earn.
Below we will outline some of the information that freelancers and gig workers need in order to meet their income tax obligation.
For people employed by companies that withhold taxes every paycheck, determining their tax bill is generally only something they worry about once a year.  If you’re self-employed, however, you will need to consider your eventual tax bite with every payment you receive….