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Retirement tax questions

You don't have to have a W-2 form or 1099 form to be eligible to file a tax return. 

If the $600 is not self-employment income, you have no filing requirement. If the $600 is self-employment income and if you have any related deductions reducing it below $400, you don't have any filing requirement. 

But if you don't have any deductions and the $600 is freelance income, then you are required to file a tax return. 

If you/or your parents did not claim the 3rd stimulus check on your behalf, you should file a tax return. 

 

 

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