No.
But she may want to anyway, to document eligibility for the Roth IRA contribution, particularly if she was paid in cash and has no other accounting records for her earned income.
She is only a household employee if she baby sat in other people's homes and not her own.
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 and continue the interview until it completes.
TurboTax puts the amount on line 1 (wages) of form 1040 (line 7 prior to 2018) with the notation “HSH”. It is considered earned income.
On the other hand, you may not want to wave a red flag at the IRS.
No.
But she may want to anyway, to document eligibility for the Roth IRA contribution, particularly if she was paid in cash and has no other accounting records for her earned income.
She is only a household employee if she baby sat in other people's homes and not her own.
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 and continue the interview until it completes.
TurboTax puts the amount on line 1 (wages) of form 1040 (line 7 prior to 2018) with the notation “HSH”. It is considered earned income.
On the other hand, you may not want to wave a red flag at the IRS.