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Best answer by Ashby

It's your self-employment (SE) tax. The standard deduction allows you to not owe any "income" tax, but the SE tax which is really your FICA taxes, is not covered by the standard deduction.

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AshbyAnswer
June 5, 2019

It's your self-employment (SE) tax. The standard deduction allows you to not owe any "income" tax, but the SE tax which is really your FICA taxes, is not covered by the standard deduction.

June 5, 2019
So what does SE mean?