About FreelanceTally

FreelanceTally publishes free money tools and plain-English reference pages for U.S. freelancers, contractors and the self-employed, and shows the math behind every number.

Why this exists

Freelancers keep running into the same questions: what to charge, how to invoice, how much to set aside for tax and when it is due. The answers are scattered across IRS publications, state revenue sites and calculators that want an email address first. FreelanceTally puts the working in one place: calculators that run in your browser, and reference pages that pull the official figures together with worked examples you can check.

What you'll find here

• Calculators for hourly rates, project margins, break-even, rush fees, subcontractor markup, invoice numbering, invoices and U.S. self-employment tax. See all tools.
• 2026 tax reference pages: self-employment tax rates and wage base, tax deadlines, 1099-NEC and 1099-K thresholds, IRS mileage rates by year, state income tax rates, the home office deduction and the QBI deduction.
• Pricing research, such as what employee pay in 25 occupations implies for freelance rates, built from Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
• Practical guides on pricing, invoicing, getting paid and running a one-person business. Browse all guides.

How we build our tools

• Show the math. Every tool page explains the exact formula, the inputs it expects, how it rounds, and what it does not cover.
• Run everything in your browser. Calculations happen on your device. Nothing you type is sent to our server; see the privacy policy for how saved drafts and shared links work.
• Test the arithmetic. Each calculator's logic has automated tests for boundary cases, such as the $400 self-employment tax floor and the Social Security wage base, and the site is rebuilt only when those tests pass.

Who runs it

FreelanceTally is an independent site run by a small publishing team. Guides carry the editorial byline Reese Calloway, a pen name the team uses for its writing and editing; the author page explains what that byline covers. We are not a bank, accounting firm or tax preparer, and nothing on the site is personal tax, legal or financial advice. Questions and corrections are welcome: contact us.

How we research, cite and correct our guides

Tax rates, thresholds, deadlines and wage figures are taken from the primary source, usually the IRS, the Social Security Administration, the Bureau of Labor Statistics or a state revenue department, and each reference page lists the sources it used. Every page shows the date it was last updated, and pages that depend on a tax year say which year they cover.

Worked examples use round sample numbers so the arithmetic is easy to follow; swap in your own figures or use the matching calculator. When a figure cannot be confirmed from an official source, we leave it out rather than estimate it.

To report an error, email us from the contact page with the page address, what looks wrong and, if you have one, the source that shows the correct figure. Confirmed corrections are made on the page and reflected in its update date.

How we keep it free

The site is free to use and does not require an account. We intend to support it with display advertising (Google AdSense); ads are not switched on yet, and we do not use affiliate links. When that changes, the ad and affiliate disclosure and privacy policy will be updated first.