I'm working on taxes for son. He only received 1 1099-MIsc for 712. Turbo tax is telling me he owes 101 - is that possible? Thought it would be lower, as though he'd be taxed at 10%. He has 1 small deduction for 70 for uniforms. Help?
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If his 1099-MISC income is reported in box 7, then he is paying self-employment taxes on net income. If that is his only income, you might want to revisit your entries. The amount calculated seems a little high.
Yes, it is possible. Because your son made more than $400 from self-employment, he's required to file a tax return to pay the self-employment tax (Social Security and Medicare taxes). The self-employment tax rate of 15.3% is applied to 92.35% of your son's income. If his income was $712 and he deducted $70 for uniforms, he'd have a net self-employment income of $642 and his self-employment tax would be about $91 (92.35% of $642 = $593, and 15.3% of $593 = $91).
Note: The $101 you calculated was for a net self-employment income of $712, which would be correct if he didn't have any deductible expenses.
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