State tax filing

You would only refer to your paystub if you need to report the income for purposes of the Earned Income Credit; you don't enter this in the W-2 section if you didn't receive a W-2. Qualifying Medicaid waiver payments are exempt from Federal and California income.

Your In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) income may be exempt for both your California and your Federal returns if you received income from a Medicaid waiver or IHSS program for providing care to an individual you lived with.

If your income was exempt, you didn't have any taxes taken out, and didn't receive a Form W-2, you don't have to report the income on your returns.

If you wanted to use the income to qualify for Earned Income Credit:

1. Sign in to TurboTax and open your return.
2. Select Federal, then Wages & Income.
3. Under Less Common Income, select Start or Revist next to Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C.
4. Select Start or Revisit next to Other income not already reported on a Form W-2 or Form1099.
5. Answer Yes to Did you receive any other wages?  and Continue.
6. Continue through the screens, leaving the boxes blank until you get to the Certain nontaxable Medicaid waiver payments not reported on Form W-2 or 1099 screen.
7. Enter the amount of Medicaid waiver payments and Continue.
8. Finish entering the rest of your income.
9. When you get to the Earned Income Credit section in Deductions and Credits, we’ll ask if you want to add your Medicaid waiver payment to your income for this credit. You can answer based on what benefits you most.

See this TurboTax help article under "I received a 1099 or no form" for more information.

 [Edited 02/12/24| 9:51am PST] 

 @Itsjess73    (edited)