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Licensed Enrolled Agents - Nationwide Virtual Service
Accountant for self-employed professionals
Freelance earnings don't come with tax withheld, and one missed quarterly payment turns into a penalty you didn't see coming. As an Enrolled Agent for self-employed individuals, ProTax USA works with people who need someone to track 1099 earnings, calculate what they owe, and find tax deductions a generalist accountant skips. Our Enrolled Agents combine accounting services, business services, payroll services, and real tax advice built for people running their own one-person business, not a corporation. We handle tax preparation, tax services, and estimated tax calculations under one roof, so you deduct everything you're entitled to. This isn't legal advice or legal services, it's tax prep, tax preparation, and tax strategy from a licensed expert. Book a free consultation, no jargon, no year-end scramble. Book online or call now.
What You Get
What does ProTax USA actually handle for freelancers?
Working for yourself means paying into Social Security and Medicare on top of regular tax, and most people underestimate that bill until it's due. ProTax USA's Enrolled Agents, experts in self-employed situations, review every person's earnings, whether invoices, platform payouts, or a mix of both, and calculate what you owe before the IRS deadline instead of after. Contractors also lose money by missing deductions: home office costs, mileage, software subscriptions, and health insurance if you're covering it yourself. Someone juggling five accounts needs a different EA than a salaried employee needs, plus real cash flow visibility to manage it properly. We track earnings, handle tax filing, flag expenses as deductible or not in real time, and keep a running total of what you owe so the number never comes as a surprise. That's the difference between a real EA for self-employed professionals and a firm that only files a return once a year.
How It Works
How does ProTax USA work with a new freelance client?
The first consultation takes about 30 minutes. ProTax USA asks about your earnings, whether you're a sole proprietor, partnership, or an LLC, whether you employ anyone else, and how you're currently tracking business expenses, if at all. Most people arrive with a mix of bank statements, a checking account nobody's reconciled, and no clear picture of cash flow or what they actually owe. From there, our Enrolled Agents set up a clean system that separates business expenses from personal ones, handle regular filing, calculate what you owe based on your actual earnings, and review your entity structure every year to confirm you're not overpaying. If your earnings grow enough that an S-corp election would take advantage of a lower tax burden, our Enrolled Agents walk you through that decision with real numbers, not a guess.
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Why It Matters
Why do independent professionals rely on ProTax USA?
A lot of preparers treat a self-employed person's return like a simple W-2 return with an extra form attached. That's how tax deductions get missed and numbers get miscalculated. ProTax USA's Enrolled Agents specialize in solo professionals: writers, designers, consultants, and independent contractors across dozens of industries who need a strategy, not a once-a-year form 1040. We don't outsource your case to a seasonal preparer. Every account works with the same EA year-round to manage it, so when a new contract or a big expense comes up mid-year, you can ask an expert before it becomes a problem. Our Enrolled Agents also keep up with changing federal tax law affecting deduction limits, reporting thresholds, and filing requirements, so you're never caught off guard.
Self-employed workers and small business owners across a wide range of industries come to ProTax USA for the same reason: they want a team with real expertise, not a generalist guessing at it. That knowledge shows up most when a slow quarter turns into a conversation about whether to raise rates, add a service, hire help for the first time, or cut back. Good personal finance habits and good business finance habits aren't the same thing once you're managing your own operation, and we help separate the two. Unlike a big firm that rotates staff every season, ProTax USA's Enrolled Agents bring extensive experience to every one-on-one session, not just the annual return.
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How much does ProTax USA cost for the self-employed?
ProTax USA's pricing for solo self-employed people starts at $75/month for a single-income situation with straightforward recordkeeping and one annual tax return, handled by the same expert accountant every time. Anyone with multiple revenue streams, contractors to manage, or an S-corp election typically runs $150 to $300/month, which includes calculations, ongoing account maintenance, and access to our Enrolled Agents whenever tax questions come up. Catch-up work for people who haven't paid in a while is quoted separately, based on how many years need review. Every plan is an affordable way to get personal finance and business finance check-ins from your accountant, since the two are hard to separate once you're running your own business. Our Enrolled Agents give a real number after a free consultation, not a flat rate pulled from a website. Book that call and find out what your situation actually costs, it's one of the simplest tax solutions available for a business this size.
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FAQ
Common questions about EA services for the self-employed
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Scope Do self-employed workers really need an Enrolled Agent, or can a CPA handle it?
A CPA can file your return, but ProTax USA's Enrolled Agents understand your ongoing obligations and industry-specific deductions that a generic preparer often misses. We work with independent clients year-round, not just at tax season, and offer guidance on cash flow and business decisions in between, this is tax advice, not legal advice or legal services, so we stay in our lane and refer out for formation or incorporation paperwork when needed.
Cost How much is self-employment tax?
Self-employed tax runs 15.3% on top of regular income, covering Social Security and Medicare that an employer and employee normally split through payroll. ProTax USA calculates this alongside your income tax return so your periodic amount covers both, as part of the same full-service bookkeeping you already pay for.
Tax What deductions can you claim when you're self-employed?
Common write-offs include home office costs, business mileage, software and subscriptions, health insurance premiums, and a portion of your overall tax burden tied to working for yourself. We manage and review your actual reporting each quarter instead of applying a generic checklist, which is how self-employed people see real tax savings year after year.
Tax When are estimated tax amounts due?
They're due in April, June, September, and January. We calculate and manage each one from your actual year-to-date earnings so you avoid the IRS penalty for paying too little and don't overpay just to protect your cash flow.
General Should you set up an LLC, a partnership, or elect S-corp status?
An LLC offers liability protection with no automatic tax change, while an S-corp election can lower your overall tax burden once net income clears roughly $50,000 to $60,000 a year, though it also means becoming your own employer, with all the requirements that involves. We run the actual numbers before recommending either entity, and can consult on eligibility and the cash flow impact of switching mid-year.
Tax Can ProTax USA help if you haven't filed taxes or paid estimated amounts before?
Yes. We review prior earnings, calculate what should have been paid, and set up a catch-up plan alongside the IRS if penalties apply. Most people are current again within one cycle. Whether your setup stays a simple sole proprietorship or grows to include a full team, the same firm handles it end to end, complete, U.S.-based support, not a rotating cast of preparers.