topic My wife recieves cash payments for babysitting during the year we file a joint return do I report this as misc income? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-wife-recieves-cash-payments-for-babysitting-during-the-year-we-file-a-joint-return-do-i-report/01/662646#M267408 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:42:21 GMT mestepey 2019-06-06T09:42:21Z My wife recieves cash payments for babysitting during the year we file a joint return do I report this as misc income? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-wife-recieves-cash-payments-for-babysitting-during-the-year-we-file-a-joint-return-do-i-report/01/662646#M267408 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:42:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-wife-recieves-cash-payments-for-babysitting-during-the-year-we-file-a-joint-return-do-i-report/01/662646#M267408 mestepey 2019-06-06T09:42:21Z No, not Miscellaneous income...babysitting income is cons... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-not-miscellaneous-income-babysitting-income-is-cons/01/662652#M267411 <P>No, not Miscellaneous income...babysitting income is considered <B>self-employment income</B> and should be reported as such.&nbsp;</P><OL> <LI>Federal Taxes</LI> <LI>Wages and Income</LI> <LI>Self-Employment, Select&nbsp;Income and Expenses&nbsp;- follow the interview questions; you would report the income as if you own a business; you will be able to enter your income and expenses (if applicable).&nbsp;</LI> </OL><P> </P><P>Note: you will be asked to upgrade to a higher version of TurboTax.</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:42:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-not-miscellaneous-income-babysitting-income-is-cons/01/662652#M267411 MargaretL 2019-06-06T09:42:22Z