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posted Oct 11, 2022 10:13:10 AM

How do I report my income as a household employee earning just a few hundred dollars?

I earned $400 as a household employee.  How do I report this income on TurboTax?

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Level 15
Oct 11, 2022 10:55:31 AM

Please explain what you did as a household employee.   Did you perform work of some kind in someone else's home?   Or did you babysit, etc. for someone in your own home?

Level 15
Oct 11, 2022 11:08:03 AM

I am asking what you did because you did not not earn enough to be considered a "household employee" from whom the employer would have been required to withhold Social Security and Medicare, and issue a W-2.   You might have been an independent contractor, and will need to report self-employment income.   We need more information from you.