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Self-employment tax has become a more frequent issue today. Every year we see court decisions involving LLCs as well as whether certain activities are businesses or hobbies. Short-term rentals, such as via Airbnb, may generate SE tax obligations. This webinar reviews the rules and issues regarding self-employment taxes and how to avoid problems.
Publication Date: May 2022
Designed For
Practitioners seeking better understanding of the self-employment rules and common issues that arise and how to avoid them.
Topics Covered
- Basics of the self-employment tax statute and regulations
- Types of taxpayers and activities subject to self-employment tax
- A review of recent cases
- Due diligence considerations and avoiding problems
Learning Objectives
- Identify when an individual is subject to self-employment tax
- Recognize due diligence steps to avoid problems in the SE tax area
- Identify the Medicare tax percent applicable to self-employment income
- Recognize which IRS Form should be completed with respect to additional Medicare tax
- Identify the 2022 Social Security Wage Limit
- Identify the number of factors used to assess whether activity is a hobby or a business
- Differentiate referenced cases and how they apply
Level
Basic
Instructional Method
Self-Study
NASBA Field of Study
Taxes (2 hours)
Program Prerequisites
None
Advance Preparation
None
Instructor
Annette Nellen
Annette Nellen, CPA, CGMA, Esq., is a professor in and director of San Jose State University's graduate tax program (MST), teaching courses in tax research, accounting methods, property transactions, advanced individual taxation, employment tax, ethics, leadership, and tax policy.
Annette chairs the AICPA Digital Assets Tax Task Force and serves on the AICPA Disaster Relief Tax Task Force. She formerly served on the AICPA Tax Executive Committee, including 2.5 years as chair. She was the lead author of the AICPA tax policy concept statement #1, Guiding Principles of Good Tax Policy: A Framework for Evaluating Tax Proposals (2001, updated 2017), still in use today. Annette is also active with the tax sections of the ABA, CalCPA and California Lawyers Association. Annette is the recipient of the 2013 Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award given by the Tax Division of the AICPA, the highest award given by the accounting profession in the area of taxation. In 2019, Annette was the recipient of the CLA’s Benjamin F. Miller Award for outstanding achievement and contribution in the field of state and local taxation law. Annette was included in Accounting Today's 2024 List of the Most Influential People in Accounting.
Annette is a regular contributor to Tax Notes State, authoring a column called Moving Forward? She is the author of Bloomberg BNA Tax Portfolio #533, Amortization of Intangibles. She is co-author and co-editor of four tax textbooks from Cengage. Annette has testified before the House Ways & Means Committee, Senate Finance Committee, California Assembly Revenue & Taxation Committee, and tax reform commissions and committees on various aspects of federal and state tax reform. She maintains the 21st Century Taxation website and blog (www.21stcenturytaxation.com). Prior to joining SJSU in 1990, Annette was with Ernst & Young and the IRS.