See how your side gig fits alongside your paycheck.
Your job may withhold taxes, but your side-gig customers usually do not. Start with an organized record of what came in, what you spent for business, and the household inputs that affect your savings needs.
Use the income log and expense prompts to build a simple routine. Then review the tax-reserve estimate and whether estimated payments or extra W-2 withholding need attention. This starter kit supports tracking and a savings target; choose the Self-Employed Toolkit for deeper tax, QBI, and retirement calculations.
A good fit if: You have freelance, contractor, platform, or other side-business income and want a practical starting point.
Choose a different tool if: Your main question is rental loss treatment or an S corp election.
Designed for desktop Excel. Download help: taxademicstoolkits.com/workbook-help.
Educational planning estimates; not tax preparation or individualized tax or legal advice.
Interior previews show the workbook layout and illustrative sample or default inputs. Your results depend on your entries.
See how your side gig fits alongside your paycheck.
Your job may withhold taxes, but your side-gig customers usually do not. Start with an organized record of what came in, what you spent for business, and the household inputs that affect your savings needs.
Use the income log and expense prompts to build a simple routine. Then review the tax-reserve estimate and whether estimated payments or extra W-2 withholding need attention. This starter kit supports tracking and a savings target; choose the Self-Employed Toolkit for deeper tax, QBI, and retirement calculations.
A good fit if: You have freelance, contractor, platform, or other side-business income and want a practical starting point.
Choose a different tool if: Your main question is rental loss treatment or an S corp election.
Designed for desktop Excel. Download help: taxademicstoolkits.com/workbook-help.
Educational planning estimates; not tax preparation or individualized tax or legal advice.
Interior previews show the workbook layout and illustrative sample or default inputs. Your results depend on your entries.
Watch the Side Gig Tax Starter Kit in action. Follow example inputs through to the results, and use full screen to see the whole worksheet. Illustrative figures only; your results depend on your entries.
