https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/do-i-have-to-pay-self-employment-taxes-if-my-adjusted-gross-income-comes-out-negative/01/3230705#M13355 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:02:23 GMT SA70 2026-02-11T07:02:23Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/do-i-have-to-pay-self-employment-taxes-if-my-adjusted-gross-income-comes-out-negative/01/3230705#M13355 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:02:23 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/do-i-have-to-pay-self-employment-taxes-if-my-adjusted-gross-income-comes-out-negative/01/3230705#M13355 SA70 2026-02-11T07:02:23Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/re-do-i-have-to-pay-self-employment-taxes-if-my-adjusted-gross-income-comes-out-negative/01/3230707#M13356 <P>Yes.&nbsp; Self-Employment taxes are separate from federal income taxes owed and are not based on your AGI but on your net self-employment income.</P> Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:24:53 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/re-do-i-have-to-pay-self-employment-taxes-if-my-adjusted-gross-income-comes-out-negative/01/3230707#M13356 DoninGA 2024-03-01T17:24:53Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/re-do-i-have-to-pay-self-employment-taxes-if-my-adjusted-gross-income-comes-out-negative/01/3230744#M13358 <P>But as the religious employment is consider an uncommon situation, even if in turbotax I click on "pay self employment tax" the program puts zero automatically if the AGI is negative. Just wanted to make sure that is correct or if I have to override it. Thank you</P> Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:42:44 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/re-do-i-have-to-pay-self-employment-taxes-if-my-adjusted-gross-income-comes-out-negative/01/3230744#M13358 SA70 2024-03-01T17:42:44Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/re-do-i-have-to-pay-self-employment-taxes-if-my-adjusted-gross-income-comes-out-negative/01/3231222#M13360 <P>If your self employment income is negative then you have no worries at all.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"><a href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1501670">@SA70</a></SPAN>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 01 Mar 2024 21:01:49 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed-group/discussion/re-do-i-have-to-pay-self-employment-taxes-if-my-adjusted-gross-income-comes-out-negative/01/3231222#M13360 RobertB4444 2024-03-01T21:01:49Z