IRS Form 1040 Schedule SE (2020) - Self Employment Tax

IRS Form 1040 Schedule SE is a worksheet that self-employed individuals use to calculate and report the self-employment tax they owe on their earnings. This tax primarily covers Social Security and Medicare taxes for self-employed individuals, typically paid by employees and employers in traditional employment situations.

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SCHEDULE SE

The document type A_1040_SCHEDULE_SE_2020 supports data capture from the IRS 1040 Schedule SE only. The first two pages of the document 1040 are processed as a separate document type.

Field descriptions

The following fields are available on this document type:

JSON AttributeData TypeDescription
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part1-General:yearTextNumerical description of the Form's pre-printed year, e.g. "2020" for a 2020 form.
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part1-General:nameOfPersonWithSelf-EmploymentIncomeTextName of the individual reporting
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part1-General:socialSecurityNumberOfPersonWithSelf-EmploymentIncomeTextFormatted XXX-XX-XXXX. The Social Security Number of the filing individual
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Identification that the filer is a minister, member of a religious order, or a Christian science practitioner and filed Form 4361
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a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part2-SectionB-LongScheduleSe1-7:line1BIfYouReceivedSocialSecurtyRetirementOrDisabilityBenefitsMoneyAmount in social security retirement or disability earned by individual
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part2-SectionB-LongScheduleSe1-7:line2NetProfitOr(Loss)FromScheduleCLine31MoneyNet profit (or loss) in individual's non farming ventures
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part2-SectionB-LongScheduleSe1-7:line3CombineLines1A1B2MoneyCalculated leveraging lines 1a, 1b and 2
a_1040_schedule_se-Part2-Sa_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part2-SectionB-LongScheduleSe1-7:line4AIfLine3IsMoreThanZeroMultiplyLine3By92.35MoneyCalculated leveraging line 3
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part2-SectionB-LongScheduleSe1-7:line4BIfYouElectOneOrBothOfTheOptionalMethodsMoneyIncome if one or both of the optional methods have been elected by the filer
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part2-SectionB-LongScheduleSe1-7:line4CCombineLines4AAnd4BMoneyCalculated leveraging lines 4a and 4b from Section A.
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part2-SectionB-LongScheduleSe1-7:line5AChurchEmployeeIncomeMoneyChurch employee income
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part2-SectionB-LongScheduleSe1-7:line5BMultiplyLine5ABy92.35MoneyCalculated leveraging line 5a
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part2-SectionB-LongScheduleSe1-7:line6AddLines4CAnd5BMoneyCalculated leveraging lines 6, 4c, and 5b
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part2-SectionB-LongScheduleSe1-7:line7MaximumAmountOfCombinesWagesAndSelf-EmploymentEarningsMoneyCombined wages and self-employment earnings
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line8ATotalSocialSecurityWagesAndTipsMoneyTotal Social Security wages and tips
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line8BUnreportedTipsSubjectToSocialSecurityTaxMoneyUnreported tips subject to Social Security tax
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line8CWagesSubjectToSocialSecurityTaxMoneySocial Security wages
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line8DAddLines8A8BAnd8CMoneyCalculated leveraging lines 8a, 8b, and 8x
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line9SubtractLine8DFromLine7MoneyCalculated leveraging lines 9 and 8d
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line10MultiplyTheSmallerOfLine6OrLine9By12.4MoneyCalculated leveraging lines 6 and 9
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line11MultiplyLine6By2.9MoneyCalculated leveraging line 6
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line12Self-EmploymentTaxMoneySelf-employment tax
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line13DeductionForOne-HalfOfSelf-EmploymentTaxMoneyDeduction for half of self-employment tax
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line14MaximumIncomeForOptionalMethodsMoneyMaximum income for optional methods
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line15EnterTheSmallerOfTwo-ThirdsOfGrossFarmIncomeMoneyCalculated leveraging gross farm income
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line16SubtractLine15FromLine14MoneyCalculated leveraging lines 15 and 14
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a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line18EnterThePortionOfLine3ThatCanBeAttributedToMarch272020ThroughDecember312020MoneyAmount from line 3 that is attributed to March 27 - December 31
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line19IfLine18IsMoreThanZeroMultiplyLine18By92.35OtherwiseEnterTheAmountFromLine18MoneyCalculated leveraging line 18
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line20EnterThePortionOfLines15And17ThatCanBeAttributedToMarch272020ThroughDecember312020MoneyAmount from lines 15 and 17 that is attributed to March 27 - December 31
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line21CombineLines19And20MoneyCalculated leveraging lines 19 and 20
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line22EnterThePortionOfLine5AThatCanBeAttributedToMarch272020ThroughDecember312020MoneyAmount from line 22 that is attributed to March 27 - December 31
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line23MultiplyLine22By92.35MoneyCalculated leveraging line 22
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line24AddLines21And23MoneyCalculated leveraging lines 24, 21, and 23.
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line25EnterTheSmallerOfLine9OrLine24MoneyCalculated leveraging line2 9 and line 24
a_1040_schedule_se_2020-Part3-SectionB-LongScheduleSe8-26:line26MultiplyLine25By6.2MoneyCalculated leveraging lines 26 and 25

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