topic If I am self employed and I only made $5,000 and I am filing married filing separately, do I really have to file a tax return in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-i-am-self-employed-and-i-only-made-5-000-and-i-am-filing-married-filing-separately-do-i-really/01/606106#M245742 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:53:27 GMT lupe121261 2019-06-06T05:53:27Z If I am self employed and I only made $5,000 and I am filing married filing separately, do I really have to file a tax return https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-i-am-self-employed-and-i-only-made-5-000-and-i-am-filing-married-filing-separately-do-i-really/01/606106#M245742 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:53:27 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-i-am-self-employed-and-i-only-made-5-000-and-i-am-filing-married-filing-separately-do-i-really/01/606106#M245742 lupe121261 2019-06-06T05:53:27Z Yes you really do. If you are self employed, you have to... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-you-really-do-if-you-are-self-employed-you-have-to/01/606114#M245747 Yes you really do. If you are self employed, you have to file a tax return if you had more than $400 in self employment income. You will owe self-employment tax even if you owe no ordinary income tax. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:53:30 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-you-really-do-if-you-are-self-employed-you-have-to/01/606114#M245747 jerry2000 2019-06-06T05:53:30Z