Guides

• New Jersey Self-Employment Tax Guide (2026)

  New Jersey's 1.4%–10.75% income tax, how it treats business profit, the $400 estimated-tax rule, and cross-border work in New York.

• Washington Self-Employment Tax Guide (2026)

  No income tax, but a B&O tax on gross receipts. Washington's 2026 service rates, the $125,000 filing threshold, and what freelancers really owe.

• Georgia Self-Employment Tax Guide (2026)

  Georgia's flat rate fell to 4.99% for 2026, with a $15,000 standard deduction. What Georgia freelancers owe and how to pay it.

• Pennsylvania Self-Employment Tax Guide (2026)

  Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% plus local earned income taxes — and Philadelphia's Net Profits Tax and BIRT. What Pennsylvania freelancers owe.

• Illinois Self-Employment Tax Guide (2026)

  A flat 4.95% state tax, no Chicago income tax and IRS-matching estimate dates — what Illinois freelancers owe and how to plan for it.

• New York Self-Employment Tax Guide (2026)

  State income tax, NYC income tax, the Unincorporated Business Tax and the MCTMT — which New York taxes a freelancer actually owes, and when.

• Florida Self-Employment Tax Guide (2026)

  Florida has no personal income tax, so most of a freelancer's bill is federal. The LLC annual report, sales tax and local business tax are what remain.

• Texas Self-Employment Tax Guide (2026)

  No state income tax — but federal tax, the franchise tax for LLCs and Texas sales tax on some services still apply. What Texas freelancers owe.

• California Self-Employment Tax Guide (2026)

  Federal SE tax, California's 1%–12.3% income tax, the front-loaded 30/40/0/30 estimate schedule and the $800 LLC tax — what California freelancers owe.

• First-Year Freelancer Tax Checklist

  What to set up when you start, what to do with every payment, and what to check each quarter and before year-end.