2026 tax year · Missouri
Services and task work taxes in Missouri
TaskRabbit, Rover, Upwork and the rest report your gross and withhold nothing. The gap between that and what you are actually taxed on is mileage, in Missouri that gap is worth $2,350 in tax.
Take a driver who grossed $34,000 over 18,000 business miles. After mileage at 74.3 cents and the rest of the stack, worked through on the services and task work page $9,030 comes off and $24,970 is left as taxable profit. That profit is what Missouri and the IRS charge against.
What that leaves you owing in Missouri
Missouri uses graduated 2026 income tax brackets topping out at 4.8%, across 8 brackets, on top of federal income tax and self-employment tax.
| Self-employment tax | $3,528 |
| Federal income tax | $568 |
| Missouri income tax | $944 |
| Total tax | $5,040 |
| Effective rate on gross | 14.8% |
Earning more in Missouri
A single filer taking the standard deduction, standard mileage method, this work as the only income, the calculator above handles the other filing statuses. Miles rise with earnings, so the deduction rises too, and the effective rate on gross climbs more slowly than it would for someone whose income grew without expenses attached:
| Volume | Gross | Mileage off | Taxable profit | Missouri tax | Total tax | Rate on gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part-time | $11,000 | $1,485 | $9,515 | $254 | $1,599 | 14.5% |
| Steady side income | $34,000 | $4,455 | $29,545 | $1,148 | $6,231 | 18.3% |
| Full-time | $55,000 | $7,425 | $47,575 | $1,952 | $11,125 | 20.2% |
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Missouri specifics that change the number
Missouri is one of the twelve states that still taxes Social Security benefits, which matters if you are drawing benefits alongside self-employment income.
Working across a Missouri line
Services income is sourced to where the work was physically done. A job over the line can create a filing obligation in that state even for a single afternoon, and reciprocity agreements do not help, they cover wages paid by an employer, not self-employment income.
On $24,970 of profit, what the states around Missouri would charge:
| State | Its tax | vs Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | No income tax | −$1,028 |
| Nebraska | $835 | −$193 |
| Kentucky | $874 | −$154 |
| Arkansas | $896 | −$132 |
| Iowa | $949 | −$80 |
| Kansas | $1,033 | +$5 |
| Oklahoma | $1,089 | +$60 |
| Illinois | $1,236 | +$208 |
- Tennessee has no income tax at all, so the same work done there costs $1,028 less in state tax than it does in Missouri.
- Nebraska would take $193 less, $835 against Missouri's $1,028.
- Kentucky would take $154 less, $874 against Missouri's $1,028.
- Arkansas would take $132 less, $896 against Missouri's $1,028.
- Iowa would take $80 less, $949 against Missouri's $1,028.
- Kansas would take $5 more, $1,033 against Missouri's $1,028.
- Oklahoma would take $60 more, $1,089 against Missouri's $1,028.
- Illinois would take $208 more, $1,236 against Missouri's $1,028.
Services and task work tax questions in Missouri
How much should a Missouri contractor set aside?
About 14.8% of gross on the $34,000 example, $5,040 across self-employment tax, federal income tax and $944 to Missouri. Set aside from each payout rather than finding it in April.
Does the $34,000 on my 1099-NEC match what Missouri taxes?
No. Missouri taxes profit, not gross. After $9,030 of deductions the taxable figure is $24,970, so the Missouri bill is $944 rather than what gross alone would suggest.