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Employee Tax Expert

Business & farm

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Hiring a relative to work in your business is allowable as long as the duties are ordinary and necessary for the business function. From a burden of proof aspect, the child should submit a time sheet as evidence of hours worked and duties performed to the business. From there corresponding pay should equal fair market value of service rendered.

 

A payroll service can prepare all necessary employment tax forms and W2, or you can manually prepare employment tax forms. See Link below:

 

Employment Tax Forms 

 

Also your state of business operation might also need employment tax forms. Please see state website for more information.

 

Also wages reported to your child might require a tax return for the child.

 

who-needs-to-file-a-tax-return 

 

For delivery, since child and business occupy same general location. You can leave the W2 at the business office for the child.

  

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