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shoyt01
April 7, 2022
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Self employment tax in community property state

  • April 7, 2022
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Hello,

 

I am doing married filing separately in a community property state and I have self-employment income while my wife does note.  In the community property worksheet section, TurboTax pulls in my self-employment tax (and deductible portion of it).  Do I include my self-employment tax in my federal tax withholding adjustments when calculating the addition/subtraction adjustments for tax withholding?  If so, would I just add it to my total federal taxes withheld? Thanks!

-Steve

    Best answer by ThomasM125

    No, although you split self-employment income between spouses, the self-employment tax stays with the spouse who paid it.

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    ThomasM125Answer
    April 7, 2022

    No, although you split self-employment income between spouses, the self-employment tax stays with the spouse who paid it.

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      April 7, 2022

      Great thank you.  I wonder why TurboTax pulls the self employment tax into the Community Property Worksheet along with federal taxes?

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      ThomasM125
      April 7, 2022

      In the case of registered domestic partners, you do split the self-employment tax, but not in the case of married individuals.

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