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Estimated Tax Payments Calculator

Estimate your quarterly IRS tax payments to stay compliant and avoid underpayment penalties. Useful for freelancers, self-employed individuals, and anyone with income not subject to automatic withholding.

Expected Annual Income ($)

Prior Year Tax Liability ($)

Taxes Already Withheld ($)

Estimated Deductions ($)

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Taxes

Self-Employment Tax Calculator

Calculate self-employment tax — the Social Security and Medicare contributions that self-employed people pay on net business earnings, equivalent to both the employee and employer share of FICA combined. Use it to estimate quarterly tax payments and plan for the SE tax liability that's often the biggest tax surprise for new freelancers and business owners.

Net Self-Employment Earnings ($)

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	Estimated Tax Payments Calculator	Self-Employment Tax Calculator
Category	Taxes	Taxes
Inputs required	4	1
Result	Quarterly Payment Amount ($)	Self-Employment Tax ($)
What it does	Estimate your quarterly IRS tax payments to stay compliant and avoid underpayment penalties. Useful for freelancers, self-employed individuals, and anyone with income not subject to automatic withholding.	Calculate self-employment tax — the Social Security and Medicare contributions that self-employed people pay on net business earnings, equivalent to both the employee and employer share of FICA combined. Use it to estimate quarterly tax payments and plan for the SE tax liability that's often the biggest tax surprise for new freelancers and business owners.