ivcla
New Member

My wife and I are both employed and file taxes jointly. She will become an independent contractor. Could I increase my withholding at work to avoid her quarterly taxes?

 

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Either increasingly your withholding or her paying quarterly estimated tax payments would work.
TomD8
Level 15

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When you're calculating the tax on her independent contractor income, remember that it'll be subject to both ordinary income tax and to the self-employment tax (for Medicare and Social Security).

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