{"id":2877,"date":"2019-03-01T09:51:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/?p=2877"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:36:15","slug":"self-employment-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/self-employment-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Employment Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Self-employment tax (SE tax) is a social security and Medicare tax primarily for individuals who work for themselves.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your payments of SE tax contribute to your coverage under the social security system.&nbsp;Social security coverage provides you with retirement benefits, disability benefits, survivor benefits, and hospital insurance (Medicare) benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Generally, you must pay SE tax and file Schedule SE (Form 1040) if either of the following applies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If your net earnings from self-employment were $400 or more.<\/li><li>If you work for a church or a qualified church-controlled organization (other than as a minister or member of a religious order) that elected an exemption from social security and Medicare taxes, you are subject to SE tax if you receive $108.28 or more in wages from the church or organization.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> There are <strong>special rules<\/strong> and <strong>exceptions<\/strong> for aliens, fishing crew members, notary public, state or local government employees, foreign government or international organization employees, etc. For additional information, refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/businesses\/small-businesses-self-employed\/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes\">Self-Employment Tax<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmari.hamilton.98%2Fposts%2F388823854919756%3A0&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-employment tax (SE tax) is a social security and Medicare tax primarily for individuals who work for themselves.&nbsp; Your payments of SE tax contribute to your coverage under the social security system.&nbsp;Social security coverage provides you with retirement benefits, disability benefits, survivor benefits, and hospital insurance (Medicare) benefits. 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