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Self-Employment Tax Calculator

Use this calculator to estimate your self-employment taxes. Normally these taxes are withheld by your employer. However, if you are self-employed, operate a farm or are a church employee you may owe self-employment taxes. Please note that the self-employment tax is 12.4% for the FICA portion and 2.9% for Medicare.

While every effort has been made to provide reliable interactive calculators, ThinkAdvisor does not guarantee their accuracy. Data inputs of numerical values are hypothetical and for illustration purposes only. Data outputs may not be used to predict or project actual investment results. Where rates of return are shown, they are not representative of any particular investment.

Please be advised that this document is not intended as legal or tax advice. Accordingly, any tax information provided in this document is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer. The tax information was written to support the promotion or marketing of the transaction(s) or matter(s) addressed and you should seek advice based on your particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.