When your baby is a little older, you can start adding pumping to your daily routine. While it's not necessary, it's comforting to have a little bit of a stash of milk built up before you return to work. Warning - be sure to read this page on smart use of your freezer stash!
You must file a tax return if your net earnings from self-employment were $400 or more. So consider this: you may be 36 years old, single and make less than $10,000 per year in regular employment income, but if you have a side business that nets you more than $400, you will need to file a federal tax return.
Most people advise filing taxes every year, even if you income is super-low, so that the IRS never has any extra reason to audit you. As I, a non-professional understand it: $3,300 is the minimum to have to file if you work for an employer and get a W2. $400 is the minimum if you're self employed. Also, if you're getting a tax refund, you MUST file. Most people advise filing taxes every year, even if you income is super-low, so that the IRS never has any extra reason to audit you. As I, a non-professional understand it: $3,300 is the minimum to have to file if you work for an employer and get a W2.