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Many stepping into self-employment do so reactively, unprepared for pricing, business insurance, or client acquisition—driven by necessity rather than choice.
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Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Business owners, who may be tempted to file taxes as an S-corp to avoid paying self-employment taxes, will sacrifice earnings that count toward their retirement benefits, Valega said.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
The audit notices are denying fuel credits and a bogus self-employment tax income that was claimed when the the taxpayers were not even self-employed, Wease said.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Avedian also said gig workers have to pay self-employment tax, so that could eat into any benefit of the new tip deduction — again, if the workers qualify for it at all, depending on their income.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
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Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Business owners, who may be tempted to file taxes as an S-corp to avoid paying self-employment taxes, will sacrifice earnings that count toward their retirement benefits, Valega said.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
The audit notices are denying fuel credits and a bogus self-employment tax income that was claimed when the the taxpayers were not even self-employed, Wease said.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Avedian also said gig workers have to pay self-employment tax, so that could eat into any benefit of the new tip deduction — again, if the workers qualify for it at all, depending on their income.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Self-employment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-employment. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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