I am an IHSS provider with live-in client. This makes the income tax exempt. My W2 is correct and shows $0 for Box 1 and 2. But I do have Social Security Tax and Medicare withheld in Boxes 4 and 6.
Since box 1 contains $0, Turbotax won't let me E-file. I'd like to E-file for convenience and receiving my refund faster.
I've searched this forum and there seems to be 3 different recommended ways to get around this:
1) Enter the income as Less Common/Misc Income.
2) Enter $1.00 as income in box 1.
3) Don't bother reporting the W-2 because my income is exempt anyways.
So, which way should I go? Will any of the above workaround trigger IRS audit? Any recommendation from the experts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
