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Gig Economy & Platform Work

Track platform receipts and all working hours, separate vehicle cash costs from deductions, and prepare an annual tax projection.

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Workers earning through apps, freelance platforms, or contract gigs

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Notepad

Simple in-browser notepad with auto-save. Write quick notes that persist in your browser. Download as text file. No signup needed.

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Freelance Rate Calculator

Model an hourly revenue floor from owner pay, overhead, a user-entered annual reserve, billable capacity, and target operating margin.

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Weekly Time Budget Calculator

Allocate the 168 hours in a seven-day week across work, commute, rest, care and other activities, then save observed and proposed schedules.

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Self-Employment Tax Calculator

Model the standard Schedule SE Social Security and Medicare components from explicit current factor, wage-base, wage, and rate inputs.

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Health Insurance Cost-Sharing Calculator

Apply entered in-network deductible, coinsurance, copays, and out-of-pocket maximum terms to an entered allowed-charge scenario, plus premiums.

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Profit Calculator

Calculate gross profit and operating profit or loss from net revenue, cost of sales, and operating expenses for one consistent period.

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Side Hustle Profit and Reserve Calculator

Calculate monthly side-business cash surplus, a chosen reserve and returns per recorded hour. Keep losses visible and save documented comparisons.

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Gig Earnings, Mileage and SE Tax Calculator

Separate gig cash flow from annual mileage deductions and standard-method SE tax, with dated 2025–2026 rates, wage caps and recorded working hours.

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Home Office Deduction Calculator

Calculate a simplified US home-office deduction by month, or allocate eligible renter expenses, with business-income limits and saved cases.

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Quarterly Tax Calculator

Allocate a current Form 1040-ES annual payment target after expected withholding, applicable credits, and confirmed estimated payments already made.

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Budget Calculator

Allocate exactly 100% of monthly income, compare non-negative actual spending, expose fixed-dollar extras, and review transparent balances and planning ratios.

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Electricity Cost Calculator

Estimate appliance kWh and cost by day, week, average month, current calendar month, and year, with an optional regional CO₂ factor.

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Commute, Transit and Vehicle Cost Calculator

Compare driving, ownership, shared rides, transit passes and commute alternatives with entered costs, matching periods and separate travel time.

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