Uploaded March 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
In which Hank Green and Mike Martin teach you about how to file and pay your freelancer/self-employment taxes in the second part of our two-part tax series. With Tax Day (April 15th) approaching, here is your (mostly) complete guide to federal income taxes, self-employment taxes, tax returns, IRS forms, IRS refunds, Schedule Cs, 1040s, and other things you need to know in order to file your tax return. (TL;DR: don't worry, you got this.)
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VIDEO LINKS:
Quickbooks:
amazon.com/gp/product/B00E7XAM4K/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00E7XAM4K&linkCode=as2&tag=tmicmar-20
TurboTax: amazon.com/gp/product/B00FFIMBOA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00FFIMBOA&linkCode=as2&tag=tmicmar-20
Full list of the IRS self-employment tax deductions: irs.gov/publications/p535/index.html
Schedule C: irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sc.pdf
1099 Form(s): search.irs.gov/search?as_sitesearch=www.irs.gov/Help-%26-Resources/Tools-%26-FAQs/FAQs-for-Individuals&q=1099&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=irs_portals_frontend&client=irs_portals_frontend&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&num=10&ud=1&exclude_apps=1&site=default_collection&numgm=5&requiredfields=-archive:1&&access=p&sort=date:D:L:d1&entqr=3&entqrm=3
National Association of Enrolled Agents (one of the places where you can find people to help advise you on self-employment taxes): naea.org
Co-created by:
Emma Mills
youtube.com/elmify
Directed, Edited, Hosted and Co-written by:
T. Michael (Mike) Martin
youtube.com/tmikemartin
(Mike is also a Young Adult novelist. His book, THE END GAMES, is available at all online booksellers, including Amazon: amazon.com/gp/product/0062201816/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0062201816&linkCode=as2&tag=tmicmar-20&linkId=CF4ULRBEW6LATV3C)
Executive Produced by:
Hank and John Green
youtube.com/vlogbrothers
Co-writer and Tax Adviser:
Gary A. Hensley, MBA, EA (You can check out Gary's blog at taxsolutionsforwriters.com/)
INFO ON TAX EXTENSIONS (FORM 4868):
irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Can't-File-By-April-15,-Use-Free-File-to-Get-a-Six-Month-Extension-2013
In which Hank Green and Mike Martin teach you about how to file and pay your freelancer/self-employment taxes in the second part of our two-part tax series. With Tax Day (April 15th) approaching, here is your (mostly) complete guide to federal income taxes, self-employment taxes, tax returns, IRS forms, IRS refunds, Schedule Cs, 1040s, and other things you need to know in order to file your tax return. (TL;DR: don't worry, you got this.)
Support How to Adult on Patreon at patreon.com/howtoadult
"How to Adult" is a "life skills" edutainment channel executive produced by Hank Green and John Green. Subscribe for new videos every week!
Tumblr: learnhowtoadult.tumblr.com
Twitter: twitter.com/learnhowtoadult
Facebook: facebook.com/learnhowtoadult
VIDEO LINKS:
Quickbooks:
amazon.com/gp/product/B00E7XAM4K/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00E7XAM4K&linkCode=as2&tag=tmicmar-20
TurboTax: amazon.com/gp/product/B00FFIMBOA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00FFIMBOA&linkCode=as2&tag=tmicmar-20
Full list of the IRS self-employment tax deductions: irs.gov/publications/p535/index.html
Schedule C: irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sc.pdf
1099 Form(s): search.irs.gov/search?as_sitesearch=www.irs.gov/Help-%26-Resources/Tools-%26-FAQs/FAQs-for-Individuals&q=1099&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=irs_portals_frontend&client=irs_portals_frontend&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&num=10&ud=1&exclude_apps=1&site=default_collection&numgm=5&requiredfields=-archive:1&&access=p&sort=date:D:L:d1&entqr=3&entqrm=3
National Association of Enrolled Agents (one of the places where you can find people to help advise you on self-employment taxes): naea.org
Co-created by:
Emma Mills
youtube.com/elmify
Directed, Edited, Hosted and Co-written by:
T. Michael (Mike) Martin
youtube.com/tmikemartin
(Mike is also a Young Adult novelist. His book, THE END GAMES, is available at all online booksellers, including Amazon: amazon.com/gp/product/0062201816/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0062201816&linkCode=as2&tag=tmicmar-20&linkId=CF4ULRBEW6LATV3C)
Executive Produced by:
Hank and John Green
youtube.com/vlogbrothers
Co-writer and Tax Adviser:
Gary A. Hensley, MBA, EA (You can check out Gary's blog at taxsolutionsforwriters.com/)
INFO ON TAX EXTENSIONS (FORM 4868):
irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Can't-File-By-April-15,-Use-Free-File-to-Get-a-Six-Month-Extension-2013
