Self-Employed Tax Question - Don't know where to start

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Oct 13th 2014, 4:18 pm

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Re: Self-Employed Tax Question - Don't know where to start

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The preparer should be the one making the judgement call. That's what they're paid for, right?

No. The tax payer is the one responsible.

The preparer can only advise.

Oct 13th 2014, 4:50 pm

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Re: Self-Employed Tax Question - Don't know where to start

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No. The tax payer is the one responsible.

The preparer can only advise.

Sure, but which tax payer is going to file in a status that increases their tax burden to the IRS? Certainly not me, that's for sure.

Oct 13th 2014, 8:12 pm

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Re: Self-Employed Tax Question - Don't know where to start

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Sure, but which tax payer is going to file in a status that increases their tax burden to the IRS? .....

One who has been misadvised?

Oct 24th 2014, 4:27 pm

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Re: Self-Employed Tax Question - Don't know where to start

For the US tax year that the OP's wife did not work (as well as for any year that she does work), the US tax return filing choices would be MFJ or MFS - single is not an option nor is head of household. If the preparer did something differently, they made an error.

As a freelance, self-employed person, your wife's income would be reported on Schedule C. She will also be liable for self-employment tax.