How do I fill out tax forms for doordash so I don't owe taxes

[erica-willhite42]

I work my job at Walmart and on my free time I doordash well doordash doesn't have you fill out a w4 form to work for them because you are basically your own boss so how would I go about my taxes and what forms do I fill out so that I can still get the maximum amount for my tax return and still be able to work both 

[Affordabletaxes2021]

You would enter your W2 from working in wages section of return. Then add door dash income and expenses on Sch C. The software will walk you through it. You will owe self employment taxes on door dash income. The software will do this for you as well. 

[xmasbaby0]

You have self-employment income from DoorDash, and you will owe self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare, since that is not being withheld from your pay.   You will also prepare a Schedule C for your expenses -- like mileage -- that may "offset" some of the income.

You are going to need to use online Premium software or any version of the CD/download in order to enter that self-employment income and prepare the Schedule C.   You will also enter your W-2 income on the same tax return.

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[VolvoGirl]

The Door Dash income will increase  your total income and you might owe more income tax which will reduce your refund.   And you will owe self employment tax on it.    You may want to increase your withholding at work to cover the extra tax on the Door Dash.

Self Employment tax (Scheduled SE) is automatically generated if a person has $400 or more of net profit from self-employment. You pay 15.3% SE tax on 92.35% of your Net Profit (If it is greater than $400). The 15.3% self employed SE Tax is to pay both the employer part and employee part of Social Security and Medicare (FICA). So you get social security credit for it when you retire.

The SE tax is already included in your tax due or reduced your refund. It is on the 1040 Schedule 2 line 4 which goes to 1040 line 23. The SE tax is in addition to your regular income tax on the net profit.

To report your self employment income you will fill out schedule C in your personal 1040 tax return and pay SE self employment Tax. You can fill out Schedule C and enter Self Employment Income into Online Deluxe but if you have any expenses you will have to upgrade to Premium version. Or buy any of the Desktop programs. All the Desktop programs have all the same forms, but you will get the most help in the Home & Business version.

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