Self-employment tax estimator
Enter what you expect to earn after business expenses. You get a rough yearly tax bill, a quarterly payment, and the share of each payment to save.
How it works: self-employment tax is 15.3% of 92.35% of your net profit, which covers Social Security and Medicare. Income tax is your chosen rate applied to profit after the deduction for half of self-employment tax. This simple estimate ignores the standard deduction, credits, and the Social Security wage cap, so your real bill may be lower. It is not tax advice.
Freelance hourly rate calculator
Work backward from the take-home pay you want to the rate you need to charge.
Billable hours are only the hours you can invoice. Time spent on sales, admin, and learning does not count, which is why many freelancers bill 15 to 25 hours in a 40 hour week. This uses the income tax rate from the estimator above.
Your next quarterly tax due dates
US freelancers generally pay estimated tax four times a year. These are the next four standard dates. When one falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.
Track it all year with the Freelancer Tax Tracker
Log payments, expenses, and invoices, and always see what to set aside. One purchase, no subscription.
Get the trackerAbout FreelanceMath
FreelanceMath makes simple calculators for people who work for themselves. The goal is to turn confusing tax and pricing questions into clear numbers you can act on. Calculators run in your browser, and nothing you enter is sent to us.
The estimates are for planning only and are not tax, legal, or financial advice. Check your numbers with a qualified tax professional or the IRS before you pay.
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