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Self-Employment Taxes: The Gig Worker's Surprise

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Casey's tax bill after a year of driving rideshare and freelancing design jobs comes in bigger than expected, so Jordan Reyes runs the 15.3 percent SE tax on $28,000 in profit, then charts why a self-employed worker on $40,000 owes double a W-2 employee.

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