✔ Net Profits are First Subject to Self Employment Tax
First, you need to understand that your net profits will be subject to self employment taxes, and then they will pass-through to your personal tax return, where you'll pay state and federal income tax. S-Corps only help mitigate the self employment taxes, not income taxes.
✔ 15.3% Self Employment Taxes
Self employed business owners pay medicare and social security on their net profits. Together, they are often referred as "self-employment tax" or "SE Tax".
✔ 12.4% Social Security Taxes
The largest portion of the self employment tax is Social Security Taxes. You'll owe 12.4% social security taxes on your income up to the social security limit. The limit increases each year, but it is $160,200 for 2023.
This tax funds your social security benefits in retirement, so it's important to note how reducing it will affect retirement income.
✔ 2.9% Medicare Taxes
All income is subject to medicare tax, and at higher income levels, the tax will actually increase.
✔ State and Federal Income Taxes
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