Hal_Al
Level 15

Deductions & credits

The parent reports the income on line 1b of form 1040 ("Household employee wages not reported on Form(s) W-2").  Because of the parent exception, the income is not subject to social security and Medicare tax (FICA).

 

In TurboTax, enter at:

 Federal Taxes

Click on Wages and Income

Scroll down to Less Common Income

On 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 $2700 limit, it doesn’t apply to grandparents) and continue the interview until it completes.