hello there, I currently provide respite care for a younger special-needs sibling 24 hours a month. I live within the same household as my sibling and our parent receives IHSS in the state of California as a caregiver for him. Because I know that our parent does not have to file taxes for being a caregiver for him due to living in the same household, and it being considered non-taxable income, would this apply to myself as well? When I asked my employer, OneWell, they cannot give me a straight answer, so I figured to ask the tax professionals here for some insight. I automatically get taxes taken out of my paycheck each month and I filed both states and federal taxes already just to be on the safe side, but I’m seeing from other people in my situation I shouldn’t have.
