Self-Employment

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   lambservantposted 4 years ago

   Is writing for Hubpages categorized as self-employment?

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      Will Apseposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      They won't give you a pension, lol.

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         paradigmsearchposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         What!?! We need to discuss this with HP immediately!

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   paradigmsearchposted 4 years ago

   Yes. Self-employment tax laws and all. And ditto your own website(s) or anywhere else.

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   Rochelle Frankposted 4 years ago

   It depends... It could be taxed under earnings from hobbies.
   I don't know if there is a dollar amount  that would separate hobby earnings from self-employment earnings. Anyone have a number?

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      paradigmsearchposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Good info! I was not aware of the hobby tax classification. I started researching it. Discovered the one versus the other is a complicated mess; big surprise and what else is new; jeez, virtually everything is a complicated mess these days.
      
      Fortunately for me, what with my amount earned and my tax bracket these days, doesn't really make any difference. As for the Form SE taxes I've been paying, I can live with it.

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   Kenna McHughposted 4 years ago

   Yup! I know in the US HP will send you 1099 if you make 600 or more a year. Report your income and pay your taxes.

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      Rochelle Frankposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      They didn't send me one.
      Yeah, that 600 sounds familiar.
      
      I made a Lot more -- and I did report and pay.

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      OldRosesposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      I didn't receive a 1099 from HP and I made more than that last year.  I reported and paid taxes on every cent I earned here.

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      Matt Wellsposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      HubPages does not send Tax Forms. The IRS requires that payments made via third party network transactions (e.g., PayPal) be reported on Form 1099-K by the payment settlement entity and are not subject to reporting on Form 1099-MISC. Since PayPal is the only mechanism by which HubPages Earnings Program payments are disbursed, HubPages does not mail 1099-MISC forms. As of 2015, PayPal issues 1099-K forms, but only for accounts with $20,000 and 200+ payments.

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         OldRosesposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks for the clarification.

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         lambservantposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you Matt.

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   drylenposted 4 years ago

   As I don't make any money I class it as volunteering lol

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