<prompt> Human: I know that im required to file because I made over 400 in self employed income, but what will I likely owe? Will they still charge me 15 on the 2.5k? Even though I made so little? I was paid on a 1099 while working at a festival this past year. They justify using a 1099 because its seasonal work. I live in my car and cant afford to pay 400 or more in taxes. What might happen if I choose to not file? How bad will it be down the road? If I have to file how can I write off expenses as I didnt save any receipts? I did purchase a used car which I had to have to get to the job. Thanks for any advice. Id like to do the right thing in this situation, but I also have to get by with very little.Assistant: Dont panic. Your taxes are not going to be 15 2500.Heres how it works.Schedule C-EZ: revenue 2500 from 1099, business expenses 0?; profit 2500Schedule SE: social security and medicare taxes are 2500 profit 0.9235 0.153 353Form 1040: Your wages of 2500 go on line 7. Your business profit of 2500 goes on line 12. You get to deduct half your SE tax number on line 27, so subtract 177 there.AGI 2500 wage 2500 business profit 177 deduction 4823Now, whether you are a dependent or not, youll find after you turn the page and subtract your standard deduction and maybe personal exemption, that your line 43 taxable income figure is 0. It really would be a negative number, but you write 0. So your income tax on line 44 is 0.Your SE taxes are on line 57. Thats where you put the 353. Thats what you owe.If you are a tax dependent, leave the line about health insurance blank. If you are not a tax dependent, and you didnt have health insurance, you get an exemption from penalty because your gross income is under the filing threshold for your filing status. Youd use Form 8965 Part II line 7 check box and include that with your filing.Edit: Check your W-2 box 2. If there was any federal income tax already paid, you list that on 1040 line 64. In that case, subtract that amount away from the 353 you owe to find what you actually still owe.You send: Form 1040, Schedule C-EZ, Schedule SE, maybe Form 8965.Summary: 3535000 7.UPDATE: Actually, because of age youre eligible for EIC, so you wont owe.Human: Im not a dependent, is there anyway to include business expenses as i know i can write off food, travel mileage ectCan I file online? how do I get these forms ive never filed beforeAssistant: Food isnt deductible unless youre talking about meals where you were entertaining business clients. Commuting isnt deductible. You described the self-employment as working at a festival -- driving there isnt a deductible expense. You can file for free online. Use and choose any of the vendors there, such as TurboTax, TaxSlayer, TaxAct, HRB. Dont start at the commercial tax web sites, as they would upsell you to deluxe versions. The free file portal will give you access to all the features you need. If you want to do it on paper, you can download the forms from as pdf files and print them out at a library, then mail them in.If you want the experience of filling out forms online instead of on paper you can use the portal and choose the Free File Fillable Forms option. That lets you e-file.Also, if you want volunteers to e-file for you, you can locate a VITA site near you by going to and using the zip code locator to find a site. They can easily handle someone with one W-2 and one 1099. Thats free.Human: From what Ive read 1099 is self employed income and you can write off business expensesSource  <response>: Yes, it is, but the type of work you described would not incur expenses that you can write off. You cant write off driving to your main place of work, even if self employed. You cant write off food, unless you were staying overnight away from your home, and then only a percent. 