How to Use self-employment in a Sentence

self-employment

noun
  • Streaming full-time has taught Walsh about the ups and downs of self-employment.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Then add self-employment tax and other taxes owed.
    — Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • How many years of self-employment is required to get approved for a mortgage?
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 1 May 2025
  • For them, the challenges of self-employment beat the constant threat of layoffs.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • This is not a side hustle, a flexible gig, or a dabble in self-employment.
    — Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Notably, what is missing from these types of income is self-employment income.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Italy’s visa options include a long or short-term self-employment visa, or lavorno autonomo, and a start-up visa.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
  • But Engledow has found that self-employment has its own challenges.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • All wages and self-employment income are subject to the Medicare portion of the tax.
    — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • For Gen Z, self-employment is also about having more control over their lives.
    — Bynick Rockel, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024
  • This shift alone saved them tens of thousands annually in self-employment taxes.
    — Gary Galstyan, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Counties with high broadband adoption see stronger job growth, higher self-employment, and greater income gains.
    — Bob Hellman, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
  • There are entrepreneur or startup visas, self-employment visas, student visas, and so on.
    — Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Others might be contract or self-employment situations, as is often the case with hair stylists.
    — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
  • TaxAct’s treatment of self-employment income and expenses is much like the rest of the site.
    — PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
  • This meant that Sirius reported zero net earnings from self-employment in each year.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The fee is further reduced when stylist agency fees and self-employment taxes are taken into account.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The site could handle two elements of the self-employment Q&A much better.
    — PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The exotic box offers a minimum one year of self-employment without tax returns.
    — Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • Once the trust fund is exhausted, the system will continue to receive payroll and self-employment taxes each year.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Consider a self-employment / staff combo.
    — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Identify your self-employment goals when considering a move What might self-employment look like for you?
    — Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
  • Estimated tax is used to pay income tax plus self-employment tax and alternative minimum tax.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
  • The earnings test includes wages and self-employment income, but doesn’t include withdrawals from retirement accounts.
    — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
  • One-third of Gen Z believes that the best way to wealth is self-employment, according to a December survey.
    — Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Hidden costs – know the financial realities of self-employment.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • From office supplies to mileage and home office expenses, these deductions lower the profit subject to income tax and self-employment tax.
    — David Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • This income could come from traditional employment, such as a part-time job, or from self-employment activities such as babysitting or lawn mowing.
    — Winnie Sun, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Estimated tax is used to pay not only income tax, but other taxes such as self-employment tax and alternative minimum tax.
    — Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • In addition, the wages are fully deductible as a business expense, reducing both income tax and self-employment tax exposure.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026

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