I know it sounds weird, but I am self employed as a secretary for a real estate company. I work 5 days a week, for forty hours. When I was hired, she told me that I will be considered an independent contractor and will have to take out my own taxes. I hate having to do it, but I don't have another job to fall back on.
At any rate, I know I have to take out 15% percent of my income for the extra burden of self employment tax. My husband is not working. We don't have any children. However, I was wondering if I would be able to claim the mileage of driving to and from work. I don't drive anywhere once at work though. I was previously told that claiming gas mileage is only possible if you are self employed, and is one of the perks of it.
I hope this is the case, because it seems like such a tremendous amount of tax to shell out each year.
I hope someone can clue me in, because I don't want to be side swiiped at the end of the year. Quarterly tax payments are not possible.
2007-03-13
12:15:19
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