Not every taxpayer has to file a tax return

Does everyone have to file a federal tax return every year? Nope. Generally, if your income falls below a certain level, the personal exemption and standard deduction you’ve entitled to claim can reduce any income you’ve earned to zero, resulting in no taxable income to report -- and no requirement to file a tax return.Here’s an example: If you’re single, and your total income in 2016 was $10,350 or less, you owe no tax. For a married couple, the same goes for those earni