IRS Form 1040 Schedule SE (2021) - 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.

To use the Upload PDF endpoint for this document, you must use A_1040_SCHEDULE_SE_2021 in the form_type parameter.

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SCHEDULE SE

The form type A_1040_SCHEDULE_SE_2021 supports data capture from the IRS 1040 Schedule SE only. Form 1040 (first 2 pages) is processed as a separate form type.

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a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part1-General:yearTextYear
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part1-General:nameOfPersonWithSelf-EmploymentIncomeTextName Of Person With Self-Employment Income
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part1-General:socialSecurityNumberOfPersonWithSelf-EmploymentIncomeSocial Security NumberSocial Security Number Of Person With Self-Employment Income
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:lineA-IfYouAreAMinisterMemberOfAReligiousOrderOrChristianSciencePractitionerAndYouFiledForm4361-CheckBoxCHECKED, NOT CHECKEDLine A - If You Are A Minister Member Of A Religious Order Or Christian Science Practitioner And You Filed Form 4361 - Check Box
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line1ANetFarmProfitOr(Loss)FromScheduleFMoneyLine 1a Net Farm Profit Or (Loss) From Schedule F
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line1BIfYouReceivedSocialSecurtyRetirementOrDisabilityBenefitsMoneyLine 1b If You Received Social Securty Retirement Or Disability Benefits
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line2NetProfitOr(Loss)FromScheduleCLine31MoneyLine 2 Net Profit Or (Loss) From Schedule C Line 31
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line3CombineLines1A1B2MoneyLine 3 Combine Lines 1a 1b 2
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line4AIfLine3IsMoreThanZeroMultiplyLine3By92.35MoneyLine 4a If Line 3 Is More Than Zero Multiply Line 3 By 92.35
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line4BIfYouElectOneOrBothOfTheOptionalMethodsMoneyLine 4b If You Elect One Or Both Of The Optional Methods
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line4CCombineLines4AAnd4BMoneyLine 4c Combine Lines 4a and 4b
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line5AChurchEmployeeIncomeMoneyLine 5a Church Employee Income
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line5BMultiplyLine5ABy92.35MoneyLine 5b Multiply Line 5a by 92.35
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line6AddLines4CAnd5BMoneyLine 6 Add Lines 4c and 5b
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line7MaximumAmountOfCombinesWagesAndSelf-EmploymentEarningsMoneyLine 7 Maximum Amount Of Combines Wages And Self-Employment Earnings
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line8ATotalSocialSecurityWagesAndTipsMoneyLine 8a Total Social Security Wages And Tips
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line8BUnreportedTipsSubjectToSocialSecurityTaxMoneyLine 8b Unreported Tips Subject To Social Security Tax
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line8CWagesSubjectToSocialSecurityTaxMoneyLine 8c Wages Subject To Social Security Tax
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line8DAddLines8A8BAnd8CMoneyLine 8d Add Lines 8a 8b and 8c
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line9SubtractLine8DFromLine7MoneyLine 9 Subtract Line 8d From Line 7
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line10MultiplyTheSmallerOfLine6OrLine9By12.4MoneyLine 10 Multiply The Smaller Of Line 6 Or Line 9 By 12.4
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line11MultiplyLine6By2.9MoneyLine 11 Multiply Line 6 By 2.9
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line12Self-EmploymentTaxMoneyLine 12 Self-Employment Tax
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part2-Self-EmploymentTax:line13DeductionForOne-HalfOfSelf-EmploymentTaxMoneyLine 13 Deduction For One-Half Of Self-Employment Tax
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part3-OptionalMethodsToFigureNetEarnings:line14MaximumIncomeForOptionalMethodsMoneyLine 14 Maximum Income For Optional Methods
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part3-OptionalMethodsToFigureNetEarnings:line15EnterTheSmallerOfTwo-ThirdsOfGrossFarmIncomeMoneyLine 15 Enter The Smaller Of Two-Thirds Of Gross Farm Income
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part3-OptionalMethodsToFigureNetEarnings:line16SubtractLine15FromLine14MoneyLine 16 Subtract Line 15 From Line 14
a_1040_schedule_se_2021-Part3-OptionalMethodsToFigureNetEarnings:line17EnterTheSmallerOfTwo-ThirdsOfGrossNonfarmIncomeOrTheAmountOnLine16MoneyLine 17 Enter The Smaller Of Two-Thirds Of Gross Nonfarm Income Or The Amount On Line 16

Sample Form

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Sample JSON Result

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