Quarterly taxes for freelancers, with actual numbers.

A worked example for a designer making $84,000 — what to set aside, when to send it, and what changes if you incorporate.

Theo Marsh

Editor at Starlog

Apr 14, 2026 7 min read

Stripe payout+$2,140.00

Adobe CC−$54.99

WeWork−$425.00

Lyft · client−$18.40

Net (Apr)+$1,641.61

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A worked example for a designer making $84,000 — what to set aside, when to send it, and what changes if you incorporate.

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