How Much Do You Have to Make? FILEucator Tool Start Over Filing Status Select your Filing Status Single Head of Household Married Filing Joint Married Filing Separately Surviving Spouse W-2 Do you, including spouse, have W-2 income? Do you have W-2 income? Form W-2 Yes No $ Next Other Income Do you, including spouse, have self employment, independent contractor, or 1099 income? Do you have self employment, independent contractor, or 1099 income? Form 1099-MISC, 1099-NEC, etc. Yes No $ Next SS Income Do you have Social Security income? Form SSA-1099 Yes No Source of Income Is Social Security your ONLY source of income? Yes No Details You might have to file a return, so let's keep going: Will you be 65 or older as of 12/31 of the tax year? Will you or your spouse be 65 or older as of 12/31 of the tax year? Yes No Dependent Will you be claimed as a dependent on another person's tax return? (e.g. your parents will claim you.) Yes No Unearned Income Do you have unearned income? Yes No $ Next Blind Are you blind? Are you or your spouse Blind? Yes No Based on your information, you are generally not required to file a return. However, there may be reasons you should file anyway: You should file a return if you are getting a refund. You should file a return if you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit. You should file a return to report your health insurance if you qualify for the Premium Tax Credit. You should file a return if you or your child needs financial aid for college. You should file if you have to claim a dependent for purposes of the Child Tax Credit and/or Recovery Rebate Credit. Enter your email address and you will receive other relevant tax e-filing updates as well as applicable tax return preparation promo codes. We will not share your email with anybody. Learn more about transactional emails. Email Submit Based on the information provided, you should file a tax return. Enter your email address and you will receive other relevant tax e-filing updates as well as applicable tax return preparation promo codes. We will not share your email with anybody. Learn more about transactional emails. Email Submit Disclaimer: taxpert.com makes no warranty as to the accuracy of the results of this estimator or calculator tool. The results are estimates and for informational purposes only and should not be relied on for tax advice. TurboTax® is a registered trademark of Intuit, Inc. H&R Block® is a registered trademark of HRB Innovations, Inc.