<prompt> Human: So heres the situation. My dad has MS, is getting older, broke his hip last year, etc. I quit my job in February to move home and help him out. Im pretty busy between all the things I do. Hes pretty well off, and I had a good job before so between the 20k I have saved and his finances that basically by me food, gas, etc and the fact that I dont have to pay rent anymore, I dont really feel any pressure to go get a part-time job or anything. Its possible this will change before the end of the tax year, but depending on who things go with him, just as possible not. If I dont make any money this year, but basically just sort of live my life, what sort of tax situation is that? It just entered my mind this morning while driving him to PT and sparked my interest. Ive never not made money. I dont need like a full breakdown, but in general, how will that work?  <response>: If you make less than 10k then you dont even have to file a tax return. However its a good idea to do so anyway for a variety of reasons. You wont owe any federal tax. 