IHSS W-2

[Kenichi-Mugiwara]

I’m a IHSS Live-in Provider and received W2 with box 1 having an amount way lower than than box 5. TurboTax is telling me there is an error to that. 

“Based on your total wages, the Medicare wages in box 5 may be incorrect.

We recommend double-checking these amounts against your W-2 before moving on.”

First time doing this and would appreciate some help. 

[DMarkM1]

Yes, the In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) payments are typically excluded from taxable wages (box 1) but are included as social security (box 3) and medi-care (box 5) wages.  This should not stop your progress or filing of the returns.

Here is a FAQ on the subject.  (See questions 12, 18 and 19).