<prompt> Human: Hi, so Ive never paid taxes in my life because I dont really work, Ive been mostly living with my parents and pursuing a youtube channel. The channel started last june. I have only started to make over 200 in a single month, right now I should get about 260 for this month. I also made 250 2 months ago but for the rest of the time Ive been on youtube, it has been below 200 a month. In total, Ive only made 1584 in a year. This is what it looks like .Ive heard that you dont need to pay taxes if you made less than 3500 a year and Im no where near that right now. I also live in an apartment with my mother and my housing authority is asking for an income statement. Ive been filing a zero income statement annually for a while now. Is that appropriate? I techinically get income from youtube, but its not enough to pay for taxes from my knowledge, so would it be legally advisable to file for zero income?Assistant: Assuming your net earnings income less ordinary and necessary business expenses are more than 400, you will be liable for federal self employment tax, and you have a requirement to file. You may owe no federal income tax.You should check with your state and local agencies for their specific filing requirements. Human: So if in total I made more than 400, I should file for self employment tax?Assistant: If your 1,584 is 100 profit, your current SE tax is 224 for 2017. Yes, you would have a federal filing requirement.Human: That doesnt seem very much for a year. Do you think it would be ok if I just skipped this years tax returns and do it next year? Would there be any extra fees if that happened and how much would that be?  <response>: Yes, there will be pensions fees. Do Not skip filling. The IRS is more strict when you fail to file while owing money. 