What creators in Delaware actually owe.
Every number on this page is computed by Post’s tax engine — the same one that runs the dashboard — from Delaware’s 2026 rules, not copied from a blog post. Verified against 30 Del. Code §1102.
Delaware's ladder has a genuine oddity: the bracket thresholds are identical for every filing status. A married couple filing jointly climbs the same rungs at the same income points as a single filer — there's no widening for marriage at all, which makes Delaware's math unusually indifferent to your household.
The other quiet story is time. Delaware's brackets haven't changed since 2009 and aren't indexed for inflation, so every year of ordinary income growth pushes more of your profit onto higher rungs without the legislature touching anything. The standard deduction is small, and the personal exemption isn't a deduction — it's a modest per-filer credit against the tax itself.
The calendar is the part to memorize: Delaware's annual return is due April 30, two weeks after the federal date. Quarterly estimated payments still mirror the federal four, paid through the Delaware Taxpayer Portal — the extra time applies to the filing, not the pay-as-you-go.
Pay Delaware estimates at Delaware Taxpayer Portal. Federal payments go through IRS Direct Pay — Post pre-fills both.
A $8,000/mo creator in Delaware, single filer
Effective rate: 25% of net profit. Your expenses, filing status, and income change this — run your own numbers below.
Generally yes, if you expect to owe $1,000+ in federal tax for the year — platform and brand-deal income has no withholding, so the IRS expects four payments a year, and Delaware runs its own estimated-payment schedule on top. Post computes both and reminds you before each date.
It depends on income and filing status — flat percentages lie. As one honest reference point: a single filer earning $96,000 a year with $19,200 of business expenses owes about $19,279 all-in (federal + self-employment + Delaware) — an effective 25% of net profit. Post recalculates your number as money lands.
Gifted product you keep is generally taxable income at fair market value on your federal return — and state taxable income starts from the federal numbers. Post logs PR at FMV in seconds so April doesn't surprise you.
April 30 — two weeks after the federal deadline. Your quarterly estimates still follow the IRS calendar (April, June, September, January), and Post reminds you on both — the state's extra two weeks only applies to the annual filing.
The brackets are frozen — unchanged since 2009 and not indexed — so nominal income growth alone pushes more of your profit onto higher rungs. It's bracket creep by design, or at least by inaction. Post's engine runs the actual fixed table against your current income, so the creep shows up in your estimate instead of at filing.