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us tax form 1040ez: do i enter all income or only income specified in w-2 forms?
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yes, you need to include income from your freelance work on your tax return.  in the eyes of the irs, this is self-employment income from your sole-proprietorship business. the reason you don't see it mentioned in the 1040ez instructions is that you can't use the 1040ez form if you have self-employment income.  you'll need to use the full 1040 form.  your business income and expenses will be reported on a schedule c or schedule c-ez, and the result will end up on line 12 of the 1040.  take a look at the requirements at the top of the c-ez form; you probably meet them and can use it instead of the more complicated c form. if you have any deductible business expenses related to your freelance business, this would be done on schedule c or c-ez. if your freelance income was more than $400, you'll also need to pay self-employment tax.  to do this, you file schedule se, and the tax from that schedule lands on form 1040 line 57.
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