The amount you owe is not "income tax"; it is self-employment tax. (SE)
As self-employed, you have to pay both sides of SS & Medicare taxes. The rate is approximately 15% (give or take a little bit).
Your net income (AGA) for self-employment is $5,884 * 15.2%=$895.
If you would have received a W-2 for $5,884, approximately $447 would have been withheld from your wages for SS & Medicare. The employer would have paid the other half.
You actually paid $0.00 in income tax. The Earned Income Credit actually paid some of the SE tax.
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