If I have a regular W-2 job and I also do side gigs (Uber/DoorDash) do I need to pay quarterly taxes? Do you need a separate Sched C for each company and person?

[fsewald]

My husband and I both take extra money out for Federal taxes on our W-2 jobs and last year we got a refund.  This year we plan on upping our side hustles and are concerned about if we need to do quarterly taxes as well as if we are married filing jointly, do we need to do two Schedule C's (one for each of us) for the Uber/DoorDash or if we can combine all our various 1099 work into one Schedule C.  This is our first year with both of us doing these side hustles.  Previously, we only had one of us doing 1099 work, so one Schedule C for the one job.

[mtran7]

Hello fsewald!

Yes, each spouse must file a separate Schedule C to report profits and losses.  https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/election-for-married-couples-unincorpo...

To determine whether you need to make quarterly estimates, answer these questions:

1. Will you owe less than $1,000 in taxes for the tax year after subtracting your federal income tax withholding from the total amount of tax you expect to owe this year? If so, you're safe—you don't need to make estimated tax payments.
2. Do you expect your federal income tax withholding to amount to at least 90 percent of the total tax that you will owe for this tax year? If so, then you're in the clear, and you don't need to make estimated tax payments.
3. Do you expect that your income tax withholding will be at least 100 percent of the total tax on your previous year's return? Or, if your adjusted gross income (2022 Form 1040, line 11) on your tax return was over $150,000 ($75,000 if you're married and file separately), do you expect that your income tax withholding will be at least 110 percent of the total tax for the previous year? If so, then you're not required to make estimated tax payments.

If you answered "no" to all of these questions, you must make estimated tax payments using Form 1040-ES. To avoid a penalty, your total tax payments (estimated taxes plus withholding) during the year must satisfy one of the requirements we just covered.

Here is an article about estimated tax payments that addresses your questions.  https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/small-business-taxes/estimated-taxes-how-to-determine-what-to-p...

I hope this helps!