topic Re: IHSS in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

IHSS

wey0903 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:28:33 GMT

I'm an IHSS live-in provider, now i can not e-file my tax return. Because my IHSS W-2 box 1 amount is $0.

What can i do?

Re: IHSS

ColeenD3 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 18:53:47 GMT

If you have a zero in Box 1, you can't file. This income would be excluded anyway. If you have no other income, you are not required to file.

Re: IHSS

wey0903 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 19:18:03 GMT

But I have other W-2 to report

Re: IHSS

DoninGA — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 19:21:39 GMT

@wey0903 wrote:

But I have other W-2 to report

After you have completed the entry of one W-2 the program will ask if you have another W-2 to enter.

Re: IHSS

wey0903 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 19:34:45 GMT

I have other income, Can I skip Ihss, only report other W-2 income?

Re: IHSS

JohnB5677 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 19:59:07 GMT

Yes, If your W-2 shows $0 in box 1, you do not need to enter the W-2 at all. You can go on and post the rest of your information.

To post a W-2 you will:

Wages & Income
Select Job (W-2)
Enter the Employer ID number (It is just below the company name)
There are two boxes
1. Upload it from my computer Note: Not all companies are available to Download
2. Select Type it Myself
Post your W-2

Re: IHSS

TroyG — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 18:19:55 GMT

I have a client with the same situation. How do I claim the excess FICA that is being reported on the IHHS W2 that has zero income in Box 1?

Re: IHSS

DianeW777 — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:11:34 GMT

IHSS income is excluded from federal and state income taxation, but subject to FICA taxes.

Please see this document for more information:

Tax Update for IHSS Providers

As indicated the W2 in this situation is not required to be reported. However, if you fit the criteria below for excess FICA, then you can enter $1 in the wage box so that the W2 will be accepted for e-file.

If you do have two different employers, then the employers do not have access to the information about each other in reference to your income. For this reason they would not pay too much FICA on your wages. In this case, any excess because you have earned more than $142,800 in wages when combined, the IRS will refund any excess social security tax because each employer would have paid it all to them.

@TroyG

Re: IHSS

jentax101979 — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:36:07 GMT

the 'type it myself' option was not available. It pull up the W2 format for me to input the info. Since wages are 'zero' on the form, turbotax gave an error msg. The only deduction on the W2 form was the CA-SDI amount. Shall i not even enter the form at all? Thanks

Re: IHSS

JamesG1 — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:10:39 GMT

CA-SDI is the California state disability insurance, a deductible state tax.

If you are itemizing and choose to deduct state taxes rather than state sales tax, TurboTax would carry the tax to Schedule A from box 14 of the W-2.

If you are able to 'type it in myself', you could enter $1 in box 1 of the W-2 and pass Review.

If you are not itemizing, it would not be necessary to enter the form.