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History of Self-Employment Tax Rates: 1951-2011
Did you know that the self-employment tax rate was a mere 2.25% on $3,600 from 1951-1953 for a total tax of $81.00. Back then, Medicare did not exist.
Low tax rates never seem to stick. It might be the camel’s nose under the tent theory. You know, once the camel gets its nose under the tent, the next thing you know is that you have the camel in the tent.
The self-employment tax very much follows the camel theory starting at a maximum of $81 in 1951 and growing to a 2011 maximum of $14,204.40, plus 2.9 percent on any excess above $106,800. 1
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You calculate your self-employment tax on Schedule SE of IRS Form 1040. If you have that urge at the moment, click here to access the form.
1 Because only 92.35 percent of self-employment income is taxed on Schedule SE, the effective rates of tax are 14.13 on self-employment earnings and 2.68 on Medicare earnings above the base amount. Also, because only 92.35 percent of self-employment income is taxed, the true upper limit for the 14.13 percent is $115,647.
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