You will not file a 2025 tax return until early in 2026, when tax year 2025 is over. Your client(s) will issue 1099NEC's in January. If you are getting a 1099NEC you are not an employee and do not have an employer. You are an independent contractor who has a client. You will be paying self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare as well as ordinary income tax.
If you expect to owe at least $1000 you might want to pay some estimated tax directly to the IRS this year.
https://www.irs.gov/payments
If you have self-employment income for which you will pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare, you will need to use online Premium software or any version of the desktop software download so that you can prepare a Schedule C for your business expenses.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/...
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/enter-self-empl...
If you live in a state with a state income tax, you might need to make estimated payments to your state.
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/small-business-taxes/the-home-office-deduction/L1RZyYxzv
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/estimated-taxes/make-estimated-tax-payme...
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/self-employed/
https://www.calcxml.com/calculators/self-employment-tax-calculator (non-TT site)
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/business-taxes/discussion/self-employed-don-t-miss-these-tax-moves...
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