It isn’t a straightforward answer. The first thing to ask is how you are receiving payment. Business check? Personal check? Venmo? Cash?

If it’s a business check there will be a pay stub that has that information on it, you probably filled out a W9, and you will receive a W2 in time for tax purposes. However, since you’re not a citizen and don’t have a SSN I would doubt that’s your situation.

If it’s a personal check you’ll probably get a 1099, typically nothing has been taken out for taxes and you’ll have to pay.

Venmo and cash and any other form, you probably won’t get ANY tax form, but you still have to declare the income. I usually file this under “other income” (I freelance and typically have a mix of W2’s, 1099’s and venmo/cash/PayPal that I have to declare)

So … I would get in touch with a CPA. That’s a decent amount of money, and if no taxes have been taken out for you, you’ll be responsible for paying about 30% of it to federal. State taxes are separate, but much less. And I have no idea how it works with you not being a citizen!

I am no tax expert, so anyone with more knowledge than me feel free to correct me here