How do I enter cash received as a housekeeper - keeps putting it in W2 income and it is not W2 income

Money that you earned for household employment is supposed to be included in the wages on your tax return (Form 1040 line 7, Form 1040A line 7, or Form 1040EZ line 1), even if you did not get a W-2. On the dotted line to the left of the total wages you should see the abbreviation HSH and the amount of household employment income. That shows that it was earned as a household employee.

Here's how to enter income earned as a household employee in TurboTax if the employer does not give you a W-2.

• Click the Federal Taxes tab.
• Click Wages & Income.
• Click "I'll choose what I work on" or "Jump to a full list."
• On the screen "Your 2016 Income Summary," scroll all the way down to the last section, "Less Common Income."
• Click the Start, Update, or Revisit button for the last topic, "Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C."
• The next screen says "Let's Work on Any Miscellaneous Income."
• Click the Start, Update, or Revisit button for the first topic, "Other income not already reported on a Form W-2 or Form 1099."
• The next screen asks "Did you receive any other wages?" Select Yes and click Continue.
• On the next screen enter the total amount of wages earned as a household employee.
• On the next screen, "Sick or Disability Pay," click Continue.
• The next screen asks "Did you earn any other wages?" Select No and click Continue.
• This returns you to the screen "Let's Work on Any Miscellaneous Income." Click Continue.
  

In years past I have followed the instructions of how to report this for monies I have earned babysitting my grandchildren in their home; however, for 2021 the system does not allow you to use this same process. Do you have a work around or explain how I should report this income? 

Thanks for any help!

@carflo49 

What instructions did you follow? I just tried the instructions in my old reply above and it worked, using CD/Download TurboTax Premier for 2021 in Windows. The only difference is that the income now goes on line 1 of Form 1040 instead of line 7 because the IRS changed the form. But that does not affect the instructions.

What exactly happens when you follow the instructions above? At what step does it not work, and what happens at that point that's wrong?

Note that my old reply above is actually from 5 years ago. The date shown on the post, June 3, 2019, is the date it was copied from the old TurboTax forum to this new forum. It's not the date that it was originally posted. However, as I said, those steps still work.