Originally posted to r/NewTubers but someone suggested I post here Instead. Sorry if this question is kinda dumb- bc I am.

Currently I have a small youtube following (less than 1k) But I recently reached 3k on instagram. I want to grow my youtube platform so I can monetize it. Ive also been getting a lot of art commissions recently and making decent money- so the concern of weather or not I’m supposed to be filing taxes on them came up.

I keep finding conflicting articles saying you need a business license to sell art the way I have been, and others saying you need to register as a corporate entity, and others saying as long as your making under a certain amount you don’t need to file taxes at all.

For context, I’m in the US, 18, and have still learned nothing about taxes or how to file them in school. All I’ve got is budgeting despite taking 3 business classes so far. And frankly I don’t even really know what a good recourse would be to learn all that on my own time.