Kim Porter began her career as a writer and an editor focusing on personal finance in 2010. Since then, her work has been published everywhere from Forbes Advisor to U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, ...

With the gig economy booming, more and more people are taking side hustles and weekend jobs to earn extra money — some are even opting to make the leap into full-time self-employment. But when you ...

What is self-employment tax? The federal self-employment tax is composed of Social Security and Medicare taxes, which are also known together as the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA). For ...

Around 10% of American workers are self-employed, running small businesses and offering services as independent contractors. With the gig economy booming, millions of people are also taking side ...

Danni Santana spent nine years as an editor and business journalist covering industries including sports, retail, restaurants, and personal finance. He is a graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate ...

The Great Resignation may be creating a tax headache for a lot of people. Last year more than 47 million people quit their jobs. In the same year, a record 5.4 million new business applications were ...

Call it what you want. The "SETC" payout. The "Self-Employment Tax Credit — the last pandemic program!" The COVID-19 tax break for gig workers and freelancers. "Self-employed?" asks one post on ...

Many self-employed individuals, possibly millions nationwide, could be overlooking their opportunity to claim "Credits for Sick and Family Leave"—an immediate tax refund that puts as much as $32,220 ...