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Level 15
Level 15

Get your taxes done using TurboTax

You are correct. The calculation of self-employment tax on Schedule SE takes into consideration the Social Security tax that was withheld on your W-2. If you have already paid the maximum amount of Social Security tax on your wages, you will not pay the Social Security portion of the self-employment tax.


The Social Security tax rate is 6.2%. The basic Medicare tax rate (before additional Medicare tax) is 1.45%.