To enter as self employment,
In TurboTax, enter at:
- Federal Taxes tab
- Wages & Income
Scroll down to:
- Business Items
- Business Income & Expenses (Sch C)
To enter as Household Employee wages (and not pay social security and medicare tax)
In TurboTax, enter at:
- Federal Taxes
- Wages and Income
Scroll down to
-Less Common Income
-Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C - click the start button
On the next screen click the start button on "Other Income not already reported on Form W-2 or Form 1099"
Answer Yes on the next screen. On the net screen, enter your income as Household Employee Wages (ignore the $2100 limit, it doesn’t apply to grandparents) and continue the interview until it completes.
TurboTax puts the amount on line 1 (wages) of form 1040 with the notation “HSH”. It is considered earned income.
