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Who must pay self-employment tax

You must pay SE tax and file Schedule SE if either of the following applies.

1.         You were self-employed and your net earnings from self-employment (excluding income described in (2)) were $400 or more.

2.         You performed services for a church as an employee and received income of $108.28 or more.

The SE tax rules apply even if you are fully insured under social security or have started receiving benefits.

If You Are Liable For:

Use Form:

Due By: (*)

Income Tax

1040 And Schedule C (**) or C-EZ

15th Day of 4th month after end of tax year

Self-Employment Tax

Schedule SE

File with Form 1040

Estimated tax

1040-ES

15th day of 4th, 6th and 9th months of tax year, and 15th day of 1st month after the end of tax year

Social security and Medicare taxes and income tax withholding

941

8109 (to make deposits) (***)

April 30, July 31, October 31, And January 31st.

Providing information on social security and Medicare taxes and income tax withholding

W-2 (to employee)

W-2 and W-3 (to the Social Security Administration)

January 31(****)

Last day of February (March 31 if filing electronically)(****)

Federal unemployment (FUTA) tax

940 or 940-EZ

8109 (to make deposits)(***)

January 31(****)

April 30, July 31, October 31, And January 31, but only if the liability for unpaid tax is more than $100

Filing information returns for payments to nonemployees and transactions with other persons

See information returns

Forms 1099-to the recipient by January 31 and to the IRS by February 28 (March 31 if filing electronically)

Other forms see the General Instructions for Forms 1099, 1098, 5498, and W-2G

* If a due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the due date is the next business day.  For more information, see Publication 509, Tax Calendars for 2001.

**File a separate schedule for each business.

***Do not use if you deposit taxes electronically.

****See the form instructions if you go out of business, change the form of your business, or stop paying wages.

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