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.
You can claim this amount if you were 65 years of age or older on December 31, 2014, and your net income (line 236 of your return) is less than $80,980. If your net income was: 1  $34,873 or less, enter $6,916 on line 301 of Schedule 1, Federal Tax;