Forget the IRS — Independent Contractors Also Have to Pay Taxes to the City of San Francisco

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Once independent contractors pay their taxes, they are officially a business and get mailed a certificate. Every year it’s a different color. Photo by Jeremy Dalmas/KALW/Crosscurrents

By Jeremy Dalmas, KALW/Crosscurrents

April 15 just passed and you, hopefully, finished paying the IRS. But if you’re an independent contractor in San Francisco, your taxes to the city are due next on May 31.

This is separate from the money you pay to the IRS or the state of California. Confused? You’re not alone. All the independent contractors I talk to have never heard of it. Some people don’t even understand what I’m talking about — it’s complicated.

Read the complete story at KALW/Crosscurrents.

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