Saturday, November 28, 2009

If I pay quarterly self employment taxes to the IRS, do I also need to pay them to my state

If I pay quarterly self employment taxes to the IRS, do I also need to pay them to my state?
I just started a freelance job and will therefore need to make self employment tax payments to the IRS. Will I also need to do this for my state? I live in California. Thanks
United States - 6 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
If there is a state income tax in California, then I would say yes.
2 :
Self-employment tax replaces Social Security and Medicare taxes for self-employed people. It is not charged by the state. California will charge income tax on your business profit.
3 :
If California has a state income tax, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea for you to make estimated tax payments to the state as well.
4 :
yes
5 :
Yes.
6 :
You need to make payments (four per year, but not quarterly; there are two in 2nd quarter and none in 4th quarter) to the IRS of both self-employment taxes and federal income taxes. You need to make payments (four per year, but not quarterly; there are two in 2nd quarter and none in 4th quarter) to the state of CA of state income tax, but not self-employment tax. So, the answer is technically no, you do not have to make "quarterly" payment of "self-employment tax" to CA. You do have to make four tax payments per year to CA, but the tax is not "self-employment tax" and the payments are not "quarterly".

Read more discussions :

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Is it okay for a newspaper editor to be a prick with a freelance writer

Is it okay for a newspaper editor to be a prick with a freelance writer?
I know someone whose article had been picked up by a newspaper then dropped at the last minute. She knew the editor and thought it would be easy to go ask him why her article hadn't been published. She told the editor she felt her career as a writer was going somewhere and felt disappointed her article wasn't published. She wasn't mean about it, though. But the editor told her "not to quit her day job." In my opinion, that was uncalled for.
Media & Journalism - 2 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
There is no guarantee anyone's piece will be printed. That said, the reporter could have tried to sell it to another paper.
2 :
I'd agree. Courtesy is underrated. Of course, so is language that isn't vulgar. You might want to take note of that

Read more discussions :

Friday, November 20, 2009

Does any one know how I can get freelance writer jobs

Does any one know how I can get freelance writer jobs?

Marketing & Sales - 1 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Check out this website. I remember seeing a lot of freelance oppurtunitys on it. http://www.freewebs.com/remingtonrecruitmentstaffingservices/clericaladministrativejo.htm

Read more discussions :