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Deductions & credits
The IRS considers you to to be self-employed if you worked as an independent contractor and were paid by someone who did not withhold any taxes, Social Security or Medicare from your pay. If you qualify to use it, you can switch to a software version called Free File instead of the expensive online Self-Employed software. You have to be able to prepare a schedule C for your business income and you will be paying self-employment tax.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2903027-how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2902389-why-am-i-paying-self-employment-tax
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901340-where-do-i-enter-schedule-c
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3398950-what-self-employed-expenses-can-i-deduct
Try Free File:
You qualify if your income was $39,000 or less, or $72,000 or less if active duty military, or if you qualify for Earned Income Credit
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900583-what-is-turbotax-free-file-program
Or—-Use this IRS site for other ways to file for free
https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/