Self-Employed Tax Hub
Start here if you are paid through apps, clients, or marketplaces and want the plain-English version first. This hub packages the free tools that help before full filing: reserve math, extension routing, deadline reminders, and official IRS links.
Scope note
This page is intentionally honest about scope. It helps with the setup work that self-employed filers usually need first, but it is not a full Form 1040 or Schedule C filing flow today.
1. Reserve first
Estimate what to move out of your payout account
Start with weekly income, miles, and ordinary expenses. The goal is a simple reserve target before you touch full filing software.
Open set-aside calculator2. Handle the deadline
Use the fastest extension path if you are not ready
When April pressure hits, route yourself to IRS payment, IRS Free File, or Form 4868 instead of guessing which path applies.
Route my extension3. Stay on track
Keep the reminder and follow-up layer in place
Quarterly deadlines, refund-status confusion, and missed follow-through are where self-employed filers lose time and money.
Set remindersWhy this exists
The trust problem is real. The wedge is clarity before checkout.
We verified the market before shipping this page. The loudest pain is not that tax software exists. It is that self-employed filers often hit pricing and complexity walls after they have already invested time. This hub takes the opposite approach: useful free tools first, explicit scope second, and no pretending we already built a full filing product when we have not.
1099 reserve math
Mileage-aware weekly, monthly, and quarterly set-aside guidance for drivers, freelancers, resellers, and side hustles.
Extension routing
Fast answers for Form 4868, IRS Direct Pay as an extension move, or the right fallback when you are already late.
Refund and status guidance
Know when Where's My Refund applies, when it is worth checking, and which IRS status path fits your filing.
Reminder capture
Set deadline reminders and stay in the loop if we ship a no-surprise self-employed filing product later.
What this helps with
A transparent starting point for 1099-NEC, 1099-K, freelance, and app-based income.
A way to get the weekly reserve math, extension routing, and reminder layer in place before filing.
A lightweight alternative to wandering into a full checkout flow before you even know what you owe.
What this does not do yet
Not a full Schedule C and Form 1040 filing product today.
Not an automatic bank, Uber, or DoorDash account integration.
Not a replacement for a CPA on multi-state, entity, payroll, or unusually complex returns.
Official IRS paths
Use the public rules, not platform folklore
These are the IRS pages we want self-employed visitors to reach quickly when they need the primary source on extensions, payments, or 1099 reporting.
Want transparent self-employed filing if we build it?
Join the list for 1099 reminders now and first access if we launch a no-surprise filing flow later.
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