1099 & Gig Taxes
Self-employment tax and quarterly estimated-payment calculators for freelancers, contractors, and gig workers — DoorDash, Uber, Etsy, Upwork and more — with IRS deadlines, safe-harbor rules, mileage deductions, and 1099-K facts. Built on the IRS documents the numbers come from.
Self-Employment Tax Calculator 2026
Estimate 2026 self-employment tax on your freelance or gig profit: 12.4% Social Security and 2.9% Medicare apply to 92.35% of net earnings, with the $184,500 wage base, W-2 wage coordination, the 0.9% additional surtax, and the deductible half of SE tax — every figure verified against the IRS 2026 inflation-adjustment release and the 2026 Form 1040-ES.
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Quarterly Estimated Tax Calculator 2026
Estimate your 2026 federal quarterly estimated taxes in one pass: self-employment tax plus income tax after the $16,100–$32,200 standard deduction and the simplified 20% QBI deduction, sized to the IRS safe harbor of 90% of this year or 100–110% of last year, and split across the April 15, June 15, September 15, and January 15 vouchers.
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Mileage Deduction Calculator 2026
Estimate your 2026 business mileage deduction with the mid-year IRS rate split applied automatically: miles driven January through June count at 72.5 cents each under Notice 2026-10, and miles driven July through December count at 76 cents under Announcement 2026-11. Enter the two totals and see the deduction, the math, and the source the rates come from.
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1099-K Threshold 2026 — the $20,000 / 200-Transaction Rule
The 2026 federal 1099-K reporting threshold is payments over $20,000 in more than 200 transactions — the pre-2021 rule reinstated by the One Big Beautiful Bill after the $600 phase-in was repealed. See what payment apps and marketplaces report, the 2023–2026 threshold history, and why receiving no form never makes platform income tax-free.
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W-2 vs 1099 Calculator — What Contract Rate Matches a Salary?
Compare an employee offer against contract work on the same money, then reverse it: estimate what contract revenue actually matches a salary once you pay both halves of FICA, lose employer benefits, and stop being paid for days off. Both sides run on verified IRS figures.
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Employee or Independent Contractor? Classification Screener
Walk the factors the IRS and Department of Labor actually use — behavioural control, financial control, the relationship, and economic reality — and see which way they lean for your situation, with each factor named and the official guidance linked.
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Gig Worker Deduction Finder
A checklist-style screener that surfaces the expense categories gig workers commonly report on Schedule C — mileage, phone use, platform fees, gear, and more — organized by platform, from DoorDash to Turo. Check what applies to your work, then carry realistic cost estimates into the quarterly tax calculator so estimated payments reflect profit, not gross payouts.
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