Should I enter my schedule H (regarding nanny) info if my payroll service already remitted her taxes and I already entered that into 'federal estimated taxes'?

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February 1, 2020
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RobertG

Alumni - Intuit

No, you should not file a Schedule H if your payroll service already remitted her taxes.

Schedule H allows you to pay your Payroll taxes with your Form 1040.

"If a government agency or third-party agent reports and pays the employment taxes on wages paid to your household employee on your behalf, you don't need to file Schedule H to report those taxes." Please see; 2019 Instructions for Schedule H Page H-3.

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pugetsound12Author

Level 2

hmmm...I asked the payroll company and they said they make the payments to the "IRS as 1040 estimated payments, so you do need to file the Schedule H and also enter the federal payments on your tax return as 1040 estimated payments". Any thoughts?

ColeenD3

Alumni - Intuit

Yes, to the question about entering them in Estimated Payments.

No, to the question about Schedule H. As stated before, Schedule H is for paying those same taxes that you have already paid as a tax on your Form 1040.

In order to indicate the taxes you have paid already during the year for your household employee (or others), you need to:

1. Go to "Deductions + Credits" (on the top bar)

2. Select "Estimates and Other Taxes Paid"

3. Select "Estimates"

4. Under "Estimated Tax Payments", select the first option "Federal estimated taxes for 2019 (Form 1040ES)"

And there you can enter the payments you have made during the year (each quarter).