<prompt> Human: Little bit of background info. I was arrested about 2 years ago and lost my job due to a marijuana arrest. Felonies on my record didnt bode well for the corporate environment I had built my career in, and low income jobs would have meant bankruptcy. I was making pretty good money and in order to maintain my lifestyle I kept doing marijuana things since I had been turned down for so many jobs due to my record.I wasted a bit of time instead of immediately going back to school, but have decided to finish my degree with the abundance of spare time i have due to how I earn money.So im about to spend a couple grand re-enrolling in school and 2017 will be the first year that when I file my taxes I will have zero dollars earned legitimately. I have an auto loan I still paid all year as well as rent and I paid off all of my credit card debt.I finish probation in mid 2019 and the felonies will be off my record forever, by that time I can have my degree finished and reenter the workforce without worrying about background checks.For obvious reasons I want to avoid anyone at the irs looking into my personal finances. How likely am I to be audited while paying for things like school and a truck payment all while showing zero income on paper?  <response>: When no other crimes could be pinned to Al Capone, the Internal Revenue Service obtained a conviction for tax evasion. As the astonished Capone left the courthouse he said, This is preposterous. You cant tax illegal income! But the fact is income from whatever source derived legal or illegal is taxable income. Timely file your return and pay the correct tax liability 