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Yes some types of royalties are subject to self employment tax.
Go to the IRS gov web site and use the search box for Publication 525 Taxable and Nontaxable income
Royalties
Royalties from copyrights, patents, and oil, gas, and mineral properties are taxable as ordinary income.
You generally report royalties in Part I of Schedule E (Form 1040), Supplemental Income and Loss.
However, if you hold an operating oil, gas, or mineral interest or are in business as a self-employed writer, inventor, artist, etc., report your income and expenses on Schedule C or Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040).Copyrights and patents.
Royalties from copyrights on literary, musical, or artistic works, and similar property, or from patents on inventions, are amounts paid to you for the right to use your work over a specified period of time. Royalties generally are based on the number of units sold, such as the number of books, tickets to a performance, or machines sold.
Oil, gas, and minerals.
Royalty income from oil, gas, and mineral properties is the amount you receive when Natural Resources are extracted from your property. The royalties are based on units, such as barrels, tons, etc., and are paid to you by a person or company who leases the property from you.
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Do you have to pay self employment tax with a subchapter S corporation?
Distributions from an S-Corporation generally are not subject to self-employment tax.
What is the purpose of self-employment tax?
to pay into social seurity and medicare
How do you claim tax deductions related to royalties earned through book sales?
You should probably contact a CPA for this as this can be quite complicated and if you deduct things your not supposed to, you can get yourself into alot of trouble. In short, royalties would be self-employment income. That means that you will need to pay the 15% FICA/Medicare charge plus your ordinary income tax rate. (Normally when you work for someone else you pay 7.5% fica/medicare and employer pays the other half). You will need to file Schedule SE with your 1040 to determine your total self employment income. That is, your income minus your expenses related to employment.
Self Employment Tax?
Self employment tax is the payment of Social Security and Medicare taxes for those having more than $400.00 of self employment income per year. The self employment tax is in addition to any income tax the self employed individual may owe. Just as employees must have a percentage of their gross income withheld to pay their Social Security and Medicare taxes, a self employed taxpayer must pay Social Security and Medicare taxes also. For the calendar year 2011, the Social Security tax is 10.4%, plus 2.9% for Medicare taxes. Since there is no employer to pay _ of the tax, the self employed individual must pay the entire amount. Any self employment income above $106,800 is not subject to self employment tax. The tax is calculated and reported on Schedule SE. However, the individual must first complete Schedule C Profit or Loss from Business, or other appropriate schedule to report self employment income. The gross amount of self employment income is not taxed, as the taxpayer may have deductions that reduce gross self employment income. These deductions may be vehicle expenses, utilities, meals and entertainment, depreciation of equipment, professional fees and licenses, etc. If the business has a net loss, no self employment tax will be owed. Interest, dividends, rents and royalties are not subject to the self employment tax. Capital gains are not subject to the tax either. Self employment tax must be paid even if the individual is receiving Social Security retirement benefits. Once the net profit or loss is calculated, profit is reported on Schedule SE. Only 92.35% is used to calculate the self employment tax. After that is deducted, 13.3% of that amount is what is owed for the self employment tax. The IRS provides a deduction equal to _ of the self employment tax owed. This deduction may be used whether or not the taxpayer itemizes deductions or uses the standard deduction. The tax is paid with income taxes owed. Self employment tax must be paid even if the individual is receiving Social Security retirement benefits. If the taxpayer expects to owe more than $1,000 for taxes, including the self employment tax, they must estimate their tax obligation and make payments to the IRS four times per year. Many self employed individuals are required to make estimated tax payments. The estimate should be based on income tax and self employment tax together.
Does the elderly pay Medicare tax?
If you mean the tax that is deducted from wages and self-employment income, then yes. There is no age limit on the tax. There is no special tax on the elderly that everyone else doesn't pay.
How much taxes do i have to pay if im self employed?
In 2009, you will pay the regular state and federal tax rates on all of your income, including your self-employment income. In addition, you will pay a Social Security tax of 12.4% on the first $106,800 of your net self-employment earnings (reduced by other earnings subject to SS) and a Medicare tax of 2.9% of your net self-employment earnings with no limit. You should also investigate whether you need to make quarterly estimated tax payments to avoid possible penalties for underpayment.
Do Puerto Ricans pay US self-employment tax?
Puerto Ricans permanent residents pay ALL federal taxes except federal income tax on money earned on Puerto Rico from businesses located on Puerto Rico. The so-called "Self-employment tax" is the portion of social security and medicare tax payed by an employer on behalf of their employee. So if some one is their own employee (self-employed) they have to pay the business portion of these taxes as well as the employee's portion. This means that Puerto Ricans have to pay the so-called self-employment tax.
Do you pay both income tax and self employment tax because you are self employed?
Yes. The "self-employment tax" is actually the Social Security and Medicare tax. If you work for someone else, you would have Social Security and Medicare tax taken out of your paycheck and your employer would match the amounts that were taken out. When you are self-employed, instead of having these amounts taken out of your paycheck, you pay both the employee and the employer share directly to the government.
How do you determine how much money to withhold when self employed?
Self-employment income. A person with income from Self-Employment files Refer to Tax Publication 334, Tax Guide for Small Business, for information. When there is no federal withholding taken out of your self-employment income, you may need to make quarterly estimated tax payments. This is done using a Form 1040-ES (PDF), Estimated Tax for Individuals. How Do I Pay Income Tax? Federal income tax is a pay-as-you-go tax. You must pay it as you earn or receive income during the year. An employee usually has income tax withheld from his or her pay. If you do not pay your tax through withholding, or do not pay enough tax that way, you might have to pay estimated tax. You generally have to make estimated tax payments if you expect to owe taxes, including self-employment tax (discussed later), of $1,000 or more when you file your return. Use Form 1040-ES to figure and pay the tax. If you do not have to make estimated tax payments, you can pay any tax due when you file your return. For more information on estimated tax, see Publication 505, Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax. http://www.irs.gov/publications/p334/ch01.html#d0e1246
Why is self employment tax so high?
Is a huge benefit. Self employment tax is your social security and medicare. If you were not self employed you pay only your portion. Now you must pay yours and your employers portion since you are your own employer. The employers portion is also treated as a deduction on page 1 of the 1040 so you get a little break.
You clean houses and would like to know how much you can make before you have to pay taxes?
All income is taxable. If you make less than $400 net income from self-employment, you do not have to pay self-employment tax (Social Security and Medicare) on that income. Federal income tax still applies.
What is the Self-Employment Tax?
Sole proprietorships that report a profit on the IRS Schedule C are required to pay self-employment tax on that profit. The rate of self-employment tax is 15.3% of the income of the business. Sole proprietors are not subject to IRS Form 941withholdings; however they may be required to make deposits of predicted federal and state taxes primarily based on the earnings of the business.
