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Work backwards from the income you want: add your business expenses, allow for taxes and count the hours you can actually bill. The result is the minimum hourly rate that gets you there.
Income tax + self-employment tax, roughly. Get a figure from the quarterly estimated tax calculator.
Not tax or financial advice. The tax rate is your own rough planning number. Formula: rate = (take-home ÷ (1 − tax rate) + expenses) ÷ ((52 − weeks off) × hours per week × billable %).
How-to guide: How to Calculate Your Freelance Hourly Rate · Next: Quarterly Estimated Tax Calculator
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