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Self-Employed Individuals Tax Center

Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center
Access to tax information useful to small businesses with assets of $10 million or less.

Forms and Instructions - Filing and Paying Business Taxes
Forms and Instructions - Filing and Paying Business Taxes

Affordable Care Act Tax Provisions
Health coverage legislation enacted in 2010 includes a small business health care tax credit to help them and small tax-exempt organizations afford the cost of covering their workers.

Businesses with Employees
Guidance on tax-related responsibilities for an employer.

Business Taxes for the Self-Employed: The Basics
Business Taxes for the Self-Employed: The Basics

Husband and Wife Business
The employment tax requirements for family employees may vary from those that apply to other employees. On this page we point out some issues to consider when operating a husband and wife business.

Publications and Forms for the Self-Employed
A collection of relevant forms and publications related to understanding and fulfilling your filing requirements.

Publication 505, Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax
Publication 505, Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax

Schedule C: Who needs to file and how to do it Video
Schedule C: Who needs to file and how to do it Video

Should I File Schedule C or Schedule C-EZ?
Want to save time and trouble when filing taxes for your small business? You may be eligible to use the abbreviated Schedule C-EZ instead of the longer Schedule C when reporting business income and expenses on your Form 1040 federal income tax return.

EFTPS: The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System
Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). Free from the U.S. Treasury.

Recordkeeping
Unless you are a professional bookkeeper, you probably don't like to spend valuable business time keeping records. But keeping good records can actually help you save money.

Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 13-Feb-2013