I've never done taxes before and apparently you're

>>18231467
You got like three years or five I think. After that they'll start taking money either out of your paychecks or Bank account. But if you wait you have to file for all those backlogged years at the same time or they think it's "suspicious"

>>18231467
If that one 1099 is your only income, you made too little to owe any tax. Technically you should file a return to show that, but the IRS is not going to come after you when they have nothing to gain.

The minimum, which changes each year, is somewhere around 10 or 11K

>>18231753
This. On one hand, you're not required to pay any taxes with your income. On the other hand, you're screwing yourself over because you'd get some money back if you filed. Just do one of those quick online filing things.

>>18231755
It's a 1099, not a W2. Probably nothing was withheld.

>>18231467
you are an independent contractor so you need to calculate and pay social security and medicare taxes you owe. You'll also get some money back since you worked but had income lower than a certain threshold.