<prompt> Human: Sorry for these newbie questions. Ive been putting off asking these questions because I was afraid and everything is overwhelming. I dont know where to start...Like the title said, Im 26 and from California. I never had a job before. Im currently job hunting right now since I just finished college. I do Twitch streaming and qualified for the affiliate program. If I accept, I can start making some passive money on the side in addition to whatever job I find part-time or not.Thing is. I never had a job before, so I dont know anything about Taxes. Theres information online, but I dont know where to start. Especially since Im trying something out of the norm with streaming online yknow versus a normal jobIm overwhelmed and scared to accept my Twitch Affiliate invite because my parents never taught me about taxes. Im frightened because I know Taxes can be a delicate matter. Im scared of going to jail for tax evasion just because I didnt know the system. Im scared of screwing up and making a mess. I wish there was a class that taught all this...First, How do you even learn about taxes? Do I have to learn EVERYTHING? or is there just basics?What are the requirements to even do tax things? Make a certain amount?My parents are no help. Is it worth paying a lot of money to an Accountant to ask for simple things? Are there classes that people offer to learn the requirements of it?For people like me, thats going to potentially make money on Twitch as a streamer. Theyre making me filling out information about tax stuff.Are there different tax rules I have to abide by since Im in California? Different tax rules if Ill be a Twitch Streamer?How are things like PayPal donationstips gonna factor in terms of taxes? I got 15 from donations. Do I have to keep that in mind?For the tax questions in regards to streaming, I dont expect to make a lot of money if ANY money at all, but just in case things blow up whether if I get popular and get so much subscriptions or some random kind soul donates like 1000, I just want to be prepared and cover my bases. Twitch pays out for ever 100 that I make. So like I said unless surprises happened, I most likely wont see any money from Twitch for a few months.Assistant: This post hurts my heart. Youre 26 years old and have never had a job, but thats ok, youll be 86 years old before you know it and will have spent many, many years with a job of one fashion or another. But right now, youre 26, you need health insurance, and you need money to spend on stuff you like to do. So start with a job. Any job. Grocery store, post office, these jobs can be especially nice as they include benefits like health care. If you hate it, you can quit and get a new job. Depending on your type of employment will make it really easy to file your taxes. Your twitch income whatever that may be will be supplemental income. At the end of the year pay 100 or whatever it is for turbotax and it walks you through your taxes. You sound like youre in the same boat a couple friends of mine were in a few years ago. Im 28 and a CPA in CA. First things first, earn some income. Human: Trust me, it breaks my heart too. I wasted my youth feeling stuck. Incompetent parents, laziness, anxietydepression. I feel like Im learning things now at 26 that I shouldve learned at 16. But, I want to be better. I want to climb up. I want to make up for lost time. Ill be honest, its overwhelming and scary for me. But maybe that means Im going in the right direction deciding to get off my ass and seeking out to learn this on my own...EDIT: I guess to not undersell myself too much, I do have volunteer experience. Coordinator experience. But never had a job where I was paid or dealt with paycheckstaxes.  <response>: good stuff man. youre on the right path. just keep grinding. 