Tax on side hustle

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If I provided or sell any kind of service, do i need to pay sales tax on income earned? or should I add a sales tax after I price my service? being side hustle it may not be a constant business.

Can income earned just be considered as just a profit instead as a selling of a service? (so no sales tax)

Do I need to file quarterly taxes for non constant side hustle?

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@MindyB can you please help with above query as well?

SharonD007

Alumni - Intuit

You pay income tax, not sales tax on the income that you earn as a "side hustle". You may have to pay sales tax, depending on the state that you live in if you're selling a product.

The IRS considers income from a "side hustle as self-employment income, and you will report the income on a Schedule C which is how you report your self-employment income. The good news is that you can deduct ordinary expenses that you incurred making this income. Follow the steps below to enter your income.

Launch TurboTax
In the search bar at the top, enter in Schedule C
Select Jump to Schedule C
Answer Yes on the next screen - Did you have any self-employment income or expenses?
Answer the questions on each screen, when you get to the screen - Let's enter the income for your work, select Other self-employed income and Continue
Enter the amount under cash or check
Continue going through the screens to enter your expenses.