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[Ariann B]

I got a DBA in 2008 but never did anything with the biz. I actually performed business services this year totalling about $1200 in revenue. I also have some business expenses and I saved the receipts. I dont have employees. If I were to file taxes, would I get a return? And how should I go about filing?

[stephenweinstein]

You must file whether or not you are going to receive any money from filing.  (If you do receive money, then the money is called a refund.  A return is what you file.)  You report the income from the business and the expenses on Schedule C or C-EZ and report the difference on the business income line of Form 1040.  If the difference is at least $400, then you also complete Schedule SE.