Privacy Policy
Your income and tax data stays on your device.
We value the privacy of our users and understand the sensitive nature of income, business, and tax information. This policy outlines our commitment to protecting your privacy while you estimate what you owe and what to set aside.
Our Data Handling & Privacy Policy
1099 & Self-Employed Tax Calculator is a financial utility that helps you estimate self-employment tax, federal income tax, and quarterly payments. To protect your privacy, we adhere to strict data-handling practices:
- • Local Processing: All income, deduction, and tax calculations are performed locally on your device. No income, business, deduction, or tax details are ever transmitted to or stored on our servers.
- • No Account Required: We do not collect your name, email, phone number, Social Security number, or any other personally identifiable information.
- • Third-Party Advertising: To keep this tool free, we use Google AdMob to serve ads. AdMob may collect anonymous device identifiers, IP addresses, and generalized location data to serve relevant advertisements. Users in regulated regions (such as the EU/UK and specific US states) will be presented with a Consent Management Platform (CMP) to manage these preferences.
- • Fraud Prevention: To protect our advertising partners from invalid traffic, we may process one-way hashed (anonymized) device tokens. This strictly ensures system integrity and cannot be reverse-engineered to identify you or tied to your specific income or tax inputs.
How the App Works
1099 & Self-Employed Tax Calculator uses the 2026 self-employment tax rate (15.3%), the Social Security wage base, the Qualified Business Income (QBI) deduction, and the federal income tax brackets published by the IRS to estimate what you owe and how much to set aside from each payment. Your input data never leaves your device.
When you close the app or reset the calculator, all entered data is cleared. We do not maintain any databases or storage systems that contain your personal, business, or financial information.
Legal & Accuracy Disclaimer
The estimates provided by 1099 & Self-Employed Tax Calculator are for educational and informational purposes only. They are based on 2026 IRS figures, which change every year and depend on your complete tax situation. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or any government agency, and it does not constitute tax, accounting, or legal advice. State and local taxes, credits, and many deductions are not modeled. Always confirm your actual liability using IRS Free File, Form 1040-ES, or a qualified tax professional such as a CPA or enrolled agent. We are not responsible for any decisions or penalties resulting from the app's estimates.
Use of Content
The 1099 & Self-Employed Tax Calculator app and its tools are provided for your personal and non-commercial use only.
Warranty and App Updates
The app is provided "as-is" without any warranty. We may update the app from time to time to reflect new annual IRS tax figures, improve estimate accuracy, or fix bugs. These updates will not change our core privacy commitment; we will never extract your income or tax inputs.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this policy to clarify our practices or to comply with legal and App Store requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page. By using the 1099 & Self-Employed Tax Calculator app, you agree to this privacy policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us at:
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