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Self-Employed Resident in Brookline NH Looks for Advice

Ideally your estimated tax payments will be as close to the amount of taxes owed as possible, leaving you breaking even at the end of the year. If you wind up owing more than $1,000 to the IRS when it comes time to file your taxes, you can face a penalty for underpayment. Pay too much in estimated taxes and the government is left earning interest, money that could have been in your pocket throughout the year. With a business that has fluctuating sales and income, you will likely need to adjust your quarterly payments based on income and expenses.

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How Will Freelancing on the Side Affect Your Taxes?

Amherst, NH Resident Seeks Advice

It isn’t uncommon today, in this gig economy, for people to have side work beyond their full-time employment.  It is important to report, and pay taxes on, this additional income.  If your freelancing clients are paying you in excess of $600 per year each, should be sending out a Form 1099-MISC at the end of the calendar year as a record of this money paid.  When you file your taxes, all of this additional income made from freelancing should be reported to the IRS.

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