GigTaxPro started with a simple observation: the U.S. has more than 64 million gig and freelance workers, and almost none of them have access to the kind of tax and career planning tools that traditional W-2 employees take for granted. Existing financial websites are either trying to sell you software, sell you insurance, or sell you a subscription. We wanted to build something different — calculators that are completely free, require no signup, and actually answer the question you came to ask.
What we build
Our 1099 tax calculator handles self-employment tax, federal income tax, state tax, and quarterly estimated payments for every U.S. state. Our career toolkit helps you analyze job offers, compare two competing offers side by side, see how a salary translates across different cities, visualize an RSU vesting schedule, generate negotiation scripts in three styles, and explore anonymous crowd-sourced compensation data. Most recently, we added an annuity income calculator that compares immediate, deferred, fixed indexed, and variable annuities side-by-side with realistic actuarial payout rates.
How we are funded
GigTaxPro is supported entirely by display advertising shown alongside our content. Because users do not pay us, our incentives align with yours: we make money when our calculators are useful enough that you come back. We do not accept paid placements in our articles, do not write “sponsored content,” and do not let advertisers influence what topics we cover or what conclusions our content reaches.
Editorial standards
Every article is researched against primary sources — the IRS, the Social Security Administration, state tax authorities, or peer-reviewed actuarial data — rather than aggregated from other websites. When we use specific numbers (mileage rates, tax brackets, contribution limits), we cite the year and source so you can verify. When tax law changes, we update the affected articles within a week.
What we do not do
We do not offer personalized tax preparation, accounting, or financial advisory services. We are not a substitute for a CPA, financial planner, or attorney. Every output from our calculators is an estimate — a useful starting point for a real conversation with a professional, not a final answer. If a calculator tells you that you owe roughly $9,400 in self-employment tax, that estimate is probably accurate within a few hundred dollars, but the exact figure depends on details only your tax professional can verify.
Who runs this
GigTaxPro is operated by a small team of writers, software engineers, and former finance professionals. We use the byline “GigTaxPro Editorial” on all articles because each piece passes through multiple reviewers before publishing rather than being the product of a single author. If you have feedback, corrections, or want to suggest a topic we should cover, please reach out via the Contact page.