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• Self-employed & 1099Oct 4, 20269 min

  Quarterly Taxes for the First Time: What to Pay, When, and How in 2026

  Quarterly taxes for the first time, in one sentence: if you expect to owe $1,000 or more for 2026 and nobody withholds from your pay, you send the IRS four...

• Self-employed & 1099Oct 4, 20268 min

  Self-Employment Tax Explained: What Schedule SE Charges 1099 Workers in 2026

  Self-employment tax explained in one line: it is the Social Security and Medicare tax you pay yourself when no employer is there to split it with you. It comes to...

• DeductionsOct 4, 202610 min

  How to Track Mileage for Taxes in 2026: What a Gig Driver's Log Has to Show

  To track mileage for taxes, write down four things for every work trip — the date, where you went, how many miles, and why — the same day or the...

• Self-employed & 1099Oct 4, 20268 min

  1099 Tax Calculator: How to Figure Out What You Owe on 1099 Income in 2026

  On $13,000 of 1099 profit in 2026, you owe about $1,837 — all of it self-employment tax. This 1099 tax calculator walkthrough shows the two-step math, with a calculator below...

• Self-employed & 1099Oct 4, 20267 min

  DoorDash Taxes in 2026: What a First-Year Dasher Owes, Deducts, and Has to Track

  Yes. If you cleared $400 of profit dashing in 2026, you owe DoorDash taxes on it — self-employment tax, specifically — and nobody withheld it for you. That catches nearly...

• Inherited IRAsSep 20, 20269 min

  Trust as IRA Beneficiary: Why the Tax Bill Comes Out So High

  Naming a trust as IRA beneficiary does not, by itself, cost your family extra tax. The money is taxed when it comes out, same as any inherited IRA. What changes...

• LLC & S-corpSep 19, 20269 min

  Small Business Taxes Guide: Every Federal Tax You Owe and When It's Due

  In this small business taxes guide, here is every federal tax a new owner faces, in the order I walk clients through it. If you run a business on your...

• LLC & S-corpSep 19, 202610 min

  S-Corp Taxes Explained: What Changed the Day You Elected, and the Salary Rule Nobody Mentioned

  If you want S-corp taxes explained without the sales pitch, here is the whole thing in two sentences. An S corporation generally pays no federal income tax itself — its...

• LLC & S-corpSep 17, 20269 min

  What Is a K-1? Your Share of the Partnership's Income — and the Tax Bill That Comes With It

  What is a K-1? It's the form a partnership uses to tell you — and the IRS — your share of the business's income, deductions, and credits for the year....

• LLC & S-corpSep 16, 20268 min

  Filing LLC Taxes With No Income: When You Can Skip the Return and When One Expense Changes Everything

  Filing LLC taxes with no income comes down to one test in the partnership regulations. A multi-member LLC taxed as a partnership does not have to file Form 1065 for...

• LLC & S-corpSep 14, 202611 min

  How to File Taxes for an LLC Partnership: Form 1065, K-1s, and the March 15 Deadline

  If you're working out how to file taxes for an LLC partnership, the answer is two returns: the LLC files Form 1065 by March 15 and gives each member a...

• LLC & S-corpSep 12, 202614 min

  How to File Taxes for an LLC in Your First Year (2026 Guide for New Owners)

  To file taxes for an LLC in its first year, use the form that matches its IRS classification: a single-member LLC files Schedule C with your personal 1040, a multi-member...