Filing as a gig worker is different from filing a W-2 return. You need a Schedule C for your business income and expenses, a Schedule SE for the 15.3% self-employment tax, and a way to claim mileage and the other write-offs that shrink your bill. This year there’s a new one too: a deduction for…
The app says you made $25 an hour. Your bank account tells a different story. Somewhere between the number on the screen and the money in your pocket, a big chunk disappeared — into gas, into wear on your car, and into taxes nobody withheld. This is where that money actually goes, and how to…
If you drive for Uber, deliver for DoorDash, or freelance on the side, every dollar you spend running that work is a dollar you may not owe tax on. The problem is that no employer is tracking those costs for you — so if you don’t claim them, the IRS quietly keeps the money. This…