The Internal Revenue Service is cracking down on a specific category of income that many Americans are increasingly reliant on: side hustles.

As of 2025, roughly 27% of American workers had some form of side income, according to a Bankrate survey (1). However, for many of these side hustlers the income generated from these gigs is negligible. In 2025, the median hustler earned just $200 a month.

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