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, ...

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 ...

When you’re self-employed, paying taxes is a little more involved than merely doing your income tax filing once a year as you do when you’re an employee. You’ll need to file the appropriate ...

Kemberley Washington is a former staff writer at Forbes Advisor and provides consumer-friendly tax tips for individuals and businesses. Her work goes beyond tax articles. She has been instrumental in ...

Are you among the many Americans who switched to contractor work or started a side hustle last year? Now it's tax time, and you are unsure if you are doing things the right way. Although every ...

I was reminded this week during a discussion with a SCORE client who is wanting to start up a small business this spring, that while I have been writing about accounting, I haven't mentioned one ...

Taking on a gig job means taking on new tax responsibilities. You might not think you’re in business, but if you’re reselling ...

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 ...

Anyone who starts their own business eventually needs to learn how to file taxes as a self-employed worker. The alternative, not filing taxes and seeing your back taxes bill balloon over the years, ...