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After taxes, what do you actually keep?

This is the same tax engine that runs the Post dashboard — federal, self-employment, and all fifty states (preset to Connecticut) — not a marketing approximation. Drag the sliders; the math is live, write-offs to QBI.

Try it — what do you make a month?

$8,000/mo

And money out? — write-offs

$0/mo

The math — where your number comes from

Same engine as the app

money in$96,000

write-offs−$0

what's left$96,000

½ self-employment tax−$6,782

standard deduction−$16,100

QBI — the 20% one−$14,624

You’re taxed on$58,494

income tax $7,581state $4,157self-employment tax $13,564yours to keep $70,698

Estimates, not tax advice — your write-offs and credits shift every line. Self-employment tax is usually the surprise: it’s often bigger than income tax.

The IRS + CT's cut of that

≈ $2,109/mo isn’t yours.

Federal $7,581 + self-employment $13,564 + CT $4,157 a year — an effective 26%.

See your real number — connect in 5 minutesIncludes your write-offs, ½ SE tax, the standard deduction, and QBI — the full math is above. Same engine as the app, reviewed by accountants.

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