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Self-Employment Taxes: The Gig Worker's Surprise

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A 1099 gig worker's pay has no tax withheld at all, and that surprise drives the 12.4 percent Social Security plus 2.9 percent Medicare split that adds up to a 15.3 percent self-employment tax rate.

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