You need to include your kids SSN's on the W-2. You cannot issue a W-2 without the Social Security Number.
You will also need to report it to the IRS. Whenever you issue a W-2, regardless of who it is to, you must send it to the IRS for it to have any value.
What you do not have to do is withhold Social Security and Medicare taxes (This is not the same as entering their SSN on the W-2)
To enter the wages paid to your kids on your return, you will select the following:
- Business Income and Expenses
- Edit next to your business
- Other Common Business Expenses
- Start next to Employee Expenses
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