<prompt> Human: I have a grey area job and have never done my taxes. I sort of went from not making anything to making quite a bit of money overnight. I was also gifted 20k. I have no problem paying someone to do my taxes, but what documentation do I need to have in order? Id really prefer not to end up on the IRS shit list.Assistant: You need a statement of wages - either a 1099 or a W2. If you dont have those, youll can still self report the income - either through a Schedule C if you earned the money running a business or by reporting it to them on your 1040. I dont why you put gifted in quotes, but you dont owe taxes on gifts.Human: what is a 1040? where do I get one? how do people usually keep track of their income? what if i have multiple forms?gift because it was sort of a gift, and im unsure of the tax implications.Assistant: A gift is something you get with nothing expected in return. That is, it is not payment for some service. Gifts are not taxable income. Maybe gifts are taxable income.Human: the money was an investment, but in name only and there was no expectation of anything in return.  <response>: Youre being entirely too cagey for anyone to provide actual guidance. 