Creator tax answers

Platform-by-platform guides with real computed numbers, not vibes. Each one runs the same engine as the free calculator and the Sero iPhone app, on 2026 IRS figures.

• Twitch taxes: what streamers owe, and what to set aside

  How Twitch income is taxed in 2026: the two 1099 forms, self-employment tax, computed set-aside amounts by income, and streamer write-offs.

  Updated July 3, 2026

• YouTube taxes: what creators owe on AdSense and brand deals

  How YouTube income is taxed in 2026: AdSense and the 1099 from Google, brand deals, self-employment tax, and engine-computed set-aside amounts by income level.

  Updated July 3, 2026

• TikTok taxes: Creator Rewards, gifts, and brand deals

  How TikTok income is taxed in 2026: Creator Rewards payouts, LIVE gifts, brand deals, self-employment tax, and engine-computed set-aside amounts.

  Updated July 3, 2026

• Patreon taxes: memberships are income, with or without a 1099-K

  How Patreon income is taxed in 2026: the 1099-K threshold after the 2025 law, why membership income is taxable regardless, and engine-computed set-aside amounts.

  Updated July 3, 2026

• Quarterly estimated taxes in 2026: dates, amounts, and the safe harbor

  The four 2026 estimated-tax deadlines, who must pay, how much (computed by engine, or the prior-year safe harbor), and how to pay the IRS.

  Updated July 3, 2026

• The 1099 threshold changed for 2026: what creators need to know

  The 1099-NEC threshold rises from $600 to $2,000 for 2026 payments, and 1099-K returns to $20,000. The paperwork changes; the tax you owe does not.

  Updated July 3, 2026

Wondering where the numbers come from? Every figure is either engine output verified against the app on 259 test vectors, or a statutory value with the IRS source linked inline: how Sero computes.