📋 Tax Strategy Series

Quarterly Estimated Taxes Series

A 8-part guide

This 8-part series provides comprehensive coverage of Quarterly Estimated Taxes. Topics include Quarterly Estimated Taxes, Sep Ira Solo 401k Simple, Home Office Deduction, Vehicle Expenses, Hobby Loss Rules, Self Employment Tax, Health Insurance Deduction, Hiring Your Child.

8 articles47 min total reading

Articles in this series

01

Quarterly Estimated Taxes

Quarterly Estimated Taxes: The Underpayment Penalty ==================================================== The first time most new freelancers and self-employed workers learn about estimated taxes...

6 min readtaxincomeself
02

Sep Ira Solo 401k Simple

SEP IRA vs. Solo 401(k) vs. SIMPLE: Choosing Your Retirement Account ===================================================================== Self-employed workers and small business owners without...

6 min readirasepsolo
03

Home Office Deduction

Home Office Deduction: Direct vs. Simplified Method ==================================================== The home office deduction is one of the most frequently available and most poorly...

6 min readhomeofficededuction
04

Vehicle Expenses

Vehicle Expenses: Mileage vs. Actual Cost ========================================== A vehicle used for business—driving to client meetings, making deliveries, visiting job sites, transporting...

6 min readbusinessvehicleactual
05

Hobby Loss Rules

The "Side Hustle as a Loss" Trap: Hobby Loss Rules =================================================== Running a side business that consistently loses money sounds counterintuitive as a financial...

5 min readbusinesshobbyprofit
06

Self Employment Tax

Self-Employment Tax: The 15.3% Surprise ======================================== Most people who leave W-2 employment to freelance or start a business know they'll owe income tax on their...

6 min readtaxincomeself
07

Health Insurance Deduction

Health Insurance Deduction for Solopreneurs ============================================ For self-employed workers without access to employer-sponsored health insurance, individual health coverage...

6 min readdeductioninsuranceself
08

Hiring Your Child

Hiring Your Child: Legal Tax-Saving Scenario ============================================ A family-owned business paying a child for legitimate work is a straightforward and long-standing tax...

6 min readchildtaxincome