topic Why is my self employment tax so high in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-is-my-self-employment-tax-so-high/01/216108#M88801 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:25:26 GMT garykopp 2019-06-01T18:25:26Z Why is my self employment tax so high https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-is-my-self-employment-tax-so-high/01/216108#M88801 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:25:26 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-is-my-self-employment-tax-so-high/01/216108#M88801 garykopp 2019-06-01T18:25:26Z Self-employment tax is 15.3% of your profit. You basicall... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/self-employment-tax-is-15-3-of-your-profit-you-basicall/01/216113#M88804 <P>Self-employment tax is 15.3% of your profit. You basically pay double what an employee pays as you are paying both the employee portion and the employer share.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:25:27 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/self-employment-tax-is-15-3-of-your-profit-you-basicall/01/216113#M88804 Vanessa 2019-06-01T18:25:27Z