I was told by IHSS for when I filed my 2020 taxes, to ignore this income for my wife because we live together and she is taking care of me. I'm the IHSS recipient and she is the IHSS provider. She is receiving the payments from my Medi-Cal (basically). So, no state or federal taxes, and it is not income. That was when we first signed up for it, at the end of 2020.
My wife now received an entire year (2021) of income from IHSS. We live together, she is still my provider, and we file together as married filing joint.
I now (Jan. 2022) received a W-2 from IHSS. It shows me as employer with an EIN number and her as the employee. In #1 "Wages, tips, other compensation" the year's total is only about 20% of the actual amount.
Employer is my name, but employer address is a PO Box in Sacramento, CA (not our home address). Zero taxes withheld in boxes #2-6 (as well as state). Should I file this W-2 or ignore it?
